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Bfi  n'  REMEMnERED,  That  on  tUs  Twentieth  dnvof  Janoarr 
yMniiii.  •"  the  J-oity-fim  year  of  the  Independence  of  the  United 
I  8«AL.  i  ot^te'of-Amtnc^  Joseph  dishing,  of  the  ^aid  Di8tn«t,hath 
iw.^f^PT'-^'^'*'"*'!"""^'**'"^ ''"«-''"■»»«'*,   the  right  ,,.hepeof 
.!uZ:     ''?  "L*"?"  *"  VrP"^'*"" '  '»  l''«  *■«"'«  folloMing,  to  wit  - 
.  .    Hwjory  of  the  Late  War,  between  the  United  States  and  Great  Bn" 
tain -T-Containing  a  minute  i^coant  of  the  varipus  Military  and  Naval 
Opei-ations— Illustrated  with  PlateT— By  H.  M.  Bi-ackenrid*  Esq  " 

In  conforniity  to  the  aot  ()f  the  Congress  of  the  United  States.  enthJed. 
"Anactfor'the  encouragemont  of  learning,  by  securing  the  copies  rf 
nwps,  charts  and  books,  to  Uie  auUiors  and  proprietors  of  such  copies  dur- 
•ng  Uie  times  thcmn  mentioned."  And  also  to  the  act,  enUtle<J,  "  Ad  act 
mipplementaiy  to  an  act,  entitled,  «  An  act  for  the  encouiaReinent  of 
^feamIng,  by  secuiingtie  copies  of  maps,  diarts,  and  books,  to  the  authors 
find  proprietors  of  Mich  copies  during  the  times  therein  menUoned,"  and 
extending  the  benefits  thereof  to  the  arts  of  designing,  engravinK.  and 
etching  historical  and  other  prints."  o     »»      e        »»      " 

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CHAPTEIII.        ;- 

Declaration  of  War.  .General  Hull  reaches  Detroit,.  .Croaies  into 
Canada  .Skirmishes  on  the  river  Aux  Canards  .BaUle  of 
Brownstovyn.  .Takinff  of  M:chiUimackinack.  .Taking  of  Chi- 
cago. .BatUe  of  Mag«gua.  .The  surrender  of  Hull.    Pag«  25 

CHAPTER  II.    ^ 

Naval  events;. Cruise  of  Commodore  Rodgers.. The  President 
chases  the  Belvidcra  .The  ConstitutionCapturcs  thl  que"- 
ne^e ,  .Captain  Porter  captures  }he  Alert .  .Cruise  of  the  Presi- 
dent.. United  States  captures  tlie  Macedonian  .The  Wasp 
captures  the  Frohck.. Privateers.. Sensations  excited  in  En. 
^  Page  44 

CHAPTER  lit      ° 

Gen.  Harrison  takes  command  of  the  NortliAvestern  a^tavEx- 

K,Tu  "^"r^^o^""?'^"'^'"  •*^''^"-  Hopkina.^Defence 
of  iort  Harnson.  .Col.  Campbell's  Expedition.  fage  57 

1*  CHAPTER  IV. 

Troops  on  the  Canada  frontier  .Capture  of  the  Caledonia,  .Bat- 

mlnL?T''"'^'"\r'^^"''^'  of  general  Brock  Roi^LiiS. 
ment  of  Niagara.  .Abortiv*  attempt  of  fener;ASmyth.  Nor- 
thern Atmy.  .Pxrst  cruiae  of  commodore  ChaiUUe^.  Pa^  71 

CHAPTER  V.  .  ^ 

^Seo^n  ^^"^""/'~P°"^*^''  *"  Armistice-BeversesVf 
co«t    ThT «   "fK'^''^"^^!;:'"^'"^""  the  War-Blockade  ofoi 
coMt-The  Southern  Indiahs-Tecumseh's  visit  to  the  Creeks 
-W^  with  the  Seminoles-Third  naval  victory  over  a  Bri'- 
tish  Fngate-Disasters  of  our  Arms  to  the  West.        Pay^Bd 


CHAPTER  VI. 


^.T*  "?'  to  Ol»'o-  -fieneral  Winchester  sends  a  detach- 
T.hJ^A  P?°i-*^'  Franchtown.  .Colonel  Lewis  defeats  the  Bri- 
tish and  Indians.. Wmchester  arrives  with  reiuforcemehU. 


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Ball.  *^<"ey..rhe    siege   raised.. Exploit  of     wljoi 

P*ge9a 
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Taking  of  FonGeorge-Bittle  ofSnn'  '"^^  *1^''^  °*"  P*«-- 
of  gt^neraU  Chandler^^and  w  Jde^    S^^.^reA,  and  capture 

Sackett's   H»rbour_I»Mr«iatn„  «f  ^""^j?n>wn   defends 

town  of  Sodas  attacked-Stlu"  f  ^if^n"**  t>earbome-The 

taking  or  Vork-Br-S  de^Ste°'th*^^bfrS'-  ^Zf^^"^ 

plam-Cnuse  of  commodore  Chauncey  pj^  uS 


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The   Enterprize  KresSie  Bofc??P'"^^  ^^^us.. 

Porter  in  the  South  Se7&-imf,.7^'"'"^^  °*  commodore 
Of  captain  ^i^^^^Jri^^'^.t^J^r,?^'^  Rodgers.. 
Decatur  captures  the  DomSl  *°"*^  Armstrongw-The 

Page.  165 

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^^J^a  ^„^  ^^"^'"f  Can«l«-^encral  Wilkinson  tdc«s  com- 
iiund-Rend<izvou8  of  the  American  forces-General  WilkS- 
Xntw"- '  ?r.^*-  I^^'^"«=e-Battle  of  Chrystler's  fiiSl 
S^L  „f  V""^'^'*^  ^  «";!>P«r»t«^-Pail"^e  of  the  eipedition- 
Svf^  .^1°'"?'°'^°'*  Chauncey-The  burning  of  Newark-. 
British  retaliatioB,  «^        Page^l^ 

CHAPtER  XII.  *  " 

**for'!Ifr^-^°"*^.l'''  *"^  Violence  of  party  spirit-Measure. 
EL^!nT"»^r  the  war-Unfriendly  deportment  of  the  New 
En^and  states-The  subject  qf  retaliation-A  committee  of 
congress  uiquires  mto  the  manner  in  which  the  war  has  been 
Sed  Sutel  "^  ^^^-^y-''^-  W^  gaining  grou^  i„  th, 

CHAPTER  XIH. 

The  Southern  war-Massacre  of  fort  Mims-Bxpedition  of 
general  Jacksoft,  and  general  Gbcke— Battle  of  TsfledeM— 

•  Indians  surprised  by^general  Oscke— Expedition  of  reiMral 
Floyd— Critical  s ituation, of  general  JacksoBH-Dettit  of  the" 
Ind.ans-The  Creeks  touily  defeated  at  tlie  HorsStoe-bend 
.  .General  Jackson  ternflnates  the  Creek  war,  and  dicUtes  a 
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t^  ?iL^K  '^"  ^^^  *°  PUttsburg-Gen.  Brown  marches 
^n.^1  ^^?°"'1'~'^^'^  «^  ^  CoHe-Exertions  of  ^ 
commddore  M«Dohou,|ii  to  create  a  naval  force-Cont«j4t  for 
superiorly  on  Lake  Ontario-Attack  of  Oswegi^Death  of 
colonel  Forsythe-ColoiieJ  Campbell's  expeditCSlUnt 
defenceof  captain  Holmes-^ribu.  crisis  in  the  Sa^f  oS 
affairs-Commodore  Hardy  ii^ades  the  northern  b^^T, 
Takes  possession  of  EastDorVand  Castine.  .Gallant  defence  of 
Stonmgton..The  John  Aaahis  destroyed.  R^^J* 

CHAPTER  XV. 

^t^fiil^i^^"*^^*^*  Pl«itagenet  U,  decline,  a  contest  with   v 
commodore  Rodgers-CapUun  Stewart  chases  a  British  fri- 
f;!LTK»'r^  force-Crmze  of  commodore  Porter  .Typee 
war-The  Essex  captured  by  the  Photbe  and  CherufeJlS 


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"teETelBlttVo^Jh w'^  ''^'P"-"  ''">"*^"-  C.pt«re  of 
"Sortie  «pbn  the  Rr^.i.         u  ^"^'f^rAssaurt  upon  Fort  Eriaf- 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

'^B..j;?flouiriftie'^'£S:  '^I'^^r -^  --^ «-» 

ti8h-^«sh',njrton  and  n.lt?^  '^^u  ~^*""*^"'"ff«  o*"  *»»€  Bri- 

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force  for  defen^anTu^  nf  Iv"k"  '^«"^.<=ti"fir «»  efficient 
Alexandria.  ^""^  °^  Wa8h,ngton-The  plunder  of 

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CHAPTER  XVni. 

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tion  for  the  exile,  or  the  land  which  received  liim. 
strongly  has  thiji^  fiction  faatefced  itself  upon  all  our 
thoughts,  that  it  has  become  necMsarjr  to  make  an  effort 
to  shake  it  off,  and  retura  to  simple  truth.  Are  the  pre- 
sent inhabitants  of  the  British  isles,  the  fathers,  orma- 
thers  of  the  Americans  ?  Are  they  brothers,  or  cousins, 
.or  tenth  cousins  ?  No  :  We^prang  from  th^;  game  stock, 
have  a  common  ancestry,  and  that  is  all.  \Ve  have  as 
much  right  to  claim  a  parental  prerogative  over  1^1  ish- 
men,  as  they  have  to  claim  it  <iver  us. 

These  states,  once  British  colonies,  were  for  the  most 
part,  established  by  persons  who  fled  from  persecution, 
and  at  the  private  expense  of  the  cohmists.    They  were 
suflTered  to  struggle  with  the  difficulties  incident  to  their 
T>«w  situation,  and  after  they  had  thus  gro;vn  up  in  ne-  - 
gleet,  and  become  possessed  of  what  might  tempt  thfe  cu- 
pidity of  the  European  mother,  she  assumed  the  arbitra- 
ry power  of  «< binding  them  in  all  cases  whatsoever,"  in 
other  words,  she  declared,  them  in  a  state  of  vassallage. 
In  leaving  the  land  of  our  forefathers,  already  crowded 
with  population,  our  condition  was  improved,  at  the 
same  time  that  a  correspondent  benefit  accrued  to  the 
mother  country,  in  the  creation  of  new  marts  for  her 
trade.    We  carried  with  us  the  language,  the  laws,  the 
literature,  the  «  free  born  thoughts,?  6t  our  ancestofti^^ 
to  which  we  were  as  much  entitled  as  the  islanders  whom 
we  left  in.possessioqof  the  natale  solum.    We  left  be- 
hind, indeed,  many  customs  and  institutions,  not  suited 
to  our  new  situation,  or  which  we  considered  as  -wseless. 
Admitting  that  th6  infancy  of  tlie  colonies  was  protected 
by  the  Eirropean  state  ;  does  this  create  a  debt  of  gratt-^ 
tude  never  to  be  repaid  ?    Does  it  authorise  the  treating 
of  the  colonies  as  subjugated  countries  ?    The  European 
states  have  been  long  ago  repaid  a  thousand  fold.    The 
new  world  has  been  continually  pouring'  forth  her  trea- 
sures, to  be  lavished  in  distant  wars,  to  be  expended  in 
courtly  extravagance,  or  to  contribute  to  the  comfort  of 
myriads  across  tlie  Atlantick.    The  colonies  were  foster- 
ed fnom  interett^  never  from  affection.     The  conduct  of 
the  European  state,  far  from  being  that  of  a  mother,  haA.- 
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INTltODUCTIOlir. 


ix 


^1 


'i.?Sj     1  *  PopU'I^of  his  ward,  that  he  miy  riotin  hii 
estate.    Away  theo  with  the  trash  of  filial  obedience  in 

ilirVafrrSia^Sv^f"''^''"^ '^"^^      "*"'  "" "^ 
te^Ann^^?^  persistance'of  Or^t  Britain  in  her  pre- 
TnoT  K-    •*!!  P-^rogative,  first  bjke  the  tief  ordeSsn- 
dence,  which  it  was  so  raucKTien  interest  to  preserve  and 

?n^™tTrj;i!!!t*™'^^     tended  tr;s'Se 

♦*uS    ?    "™".'^»  '^'ch  a  tme  wisdom  would  have 

>  bJndflf  Tr-n*^?''*  ?'lr"^  *'"*  *h«  most  numeroi 

Sehnf  fhl"*"'*''*^'  ."^''^  ""^"t  '''««'•?  It  is  because 

feelhiUf  l!ff '^*  ^""^'^^  "^'i  ''^^^  "'•J  ^'brate  to  the 

'    Tuik^yllS.vL'^''''^^''''^u^'''*-    ^th  China,  with 

^    ^njy*  •     .  ^'*«««J  '^e  ""J  be  goxerned  by  t^porarr 

fit  !iT"^  P'^^y*  ^^*  *«W^"''^»  England  wj  can  h^r 

w1ns°t^r.r-    ^^^''^  '^"  *^^'««*  takeS^To  much 
pains,  to  make  us  harte  her  as  a  nation  ?  ^he  erievances 

of^ch  we  have  to  complain,  by  frequent  relitSrhaJI 
SuTxivT""*  '°  '^^  ''"'•    TWways^risted.  and 

S^;S^^li*f  '"'g«!)fO"«  *»d  unnatural  pol(Jy.  can 
i^r*!^^^^'°b  Her  wisest  and  lest  men  forettold 
our  inrfli!  '?'"'«V^«nce8  of  the  usurpations  which  led  to,.  . 
u^  w^^Pf"'^''"'^*'  ?"^  /.*  «*»«  stillVontinued  to  afflict 
m^TlTS^y  Tf '^*  of  irritating  and  insulting  deport- 
ductSlvIfi^-"  'J  '?''  *=<""P«"ned  of  our  unnatSral  con- 
wlu  *!"""«  *^ '*«*''»*  «^y  longer. 

Gr«^tRrjSfnyJf°°r'^''S^'"''"J  °^  our^  independence, 
AmerifrF.**''' Kr°"?^*''*'"^««'Sn8  of  subjugating 
ioS^H  ♦«  ♦     T  i'''*  been  found;inavailiBi5,  sKe  n«t  re? 

,d!S        *  P^*n?°*  ^^^^'  ouraftiirs  wore  no  promi^    - 
rtftes'^KT^K  .^he  confederation,  which  bound  the 
WM  tl  a.  ^'L'  u  ^u**'*  "^^^'^^^  *  ^^'"'"on  enemy. 
K  c^iS!  Ji^  *°  ''"'^  *^'°?  H^^^****-  •"  a  time  or  peace! 

-foresal  wTl       -K  ^T"  *^'"^«  taken  away,  England 
ZTZ  fn  f  ''^  •^*^  ***  encounter,  and  propHi^iftgiic.    ^ 

,«HM-ding  to  her  ^i»l«s,  solaced  hi^nelf  with  tSTbope  oC 


V  ^ 


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^  »    ,  INTRODUCTiON. 

of l°.i1f*^''''u*^  ?""*  '"PS^  •"  ^'^^  *»«»'»•    The  8e«c]« 
ot  dissention  had  been  aBHndantlj  sown,  our  state  of  fi- 

S,TS,'^**  t'eplorably  defective;  il  might  almost  be  said, 
that  toe  nation  was  at  an  end,  for  so  ihiiny  jarring  inter- 
ests discovered  .themselves  iiUhe  states,  as  aSiest  to 
fn TilllJ^  ^  h«,e,  of  reducing  these  discordwt  eMcnte 
to  harmony  an  J  order.  A  state  of  anarchy  and  civil  war 
might  restore  us  tft  Great  Britain.  Happily  for  Amefl- 
ca.  she  possessed  at  tbb  moment,  agalaiy  of  saires  and 
patriots,  who  held  a  powerful  influance  over  thfminds 
ot  their  fellow  citizens.  By  their  exertions,  a  spirit  of 
compromise  and  accommodation  was  introduced,:  wHch 
terminated  in  our  present  glorious  compact.  A  second 
revoJutipn.  which  secured  to  uf  the  benefits  of  the  fictt. 

liy  this  event  Great  Britain  lost,  for.a  time,  the  oppoN 
tunity  of  tampering  with  th^  judividiial  states,  of  fw^tu 
ingjealousies,  and  of  governing  by  tesion.  Her  policy 
was  changed ,  it  became  a  favourite  idea,  thaioor  mwtk 
.  Should  be  repressed,  aed  so  many  impcdiinentft  throwm 
w  our  way,  as  to  convince  us,  that  we  had  mined  nothing 
m  becoming  free.  We  soon  experienceiftiie  effects  rf 
her  disappointment.  Contrary  to  express  stipuUtion, 
She  rejused  to  surrender  the  western  posts,  and,  at  the 
same  time,  secretly  instigated  the  savages  to  murder  the 
Jrontier  settlers.  Spain  was,  at  this  very  moment^prac- 
tising  her  intrigue*  to  draw  off  tho  western  states  from 
the  confederacy,  of  whieh  there  is  little  doubt  Enaland 
would  soon  have  availed  herself.  >^ 

Bat  we  alsocahie  in  contact  with  Britain  on  the  oceans 
our  commerce  began  to  flojirish,  and  on  the  breaking  out 
ot  the  trench  war,  she  found  in  us  formidable  rivalsf  ti 
order  to  put  a  stop  to  tiiis  competition,  she  called  into 
me  the  odious,  and  almost  obsolete  rule  of  '56,  which  ii 
in  palpable  violation  of  the  law  of  nations.  The  spiiit 
ot  ihis  rule  18  to  present  the  neutral  fre»  enjoying  anr: 
wmraerce,  which  woyld  not,  atthe  same  time,  be  oSeni 
the  helli^eiwfit;  in  other  words,  to  permit  n»  neutrS.  la 
tpractice  it  was  carried  tcthe  full«xtent».  The  ordert  in 
dOunc.l  of  the  8th  January,  1793,  became  the  source  of 
a  thousand  vexaUoit  te  American  commerce  |  and  yot 


I  ti 


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state  of  fi« 
»t  be  said, 
riug  inter, 
almegt  to 
t  elepientg 
1  civil  war 
■br  Amerl- 
sages  and 
the  minds 
a  spirit  of 
ed,- which 

A  8CCOB41 

:hefi»t* 
the  oppot^ 
E)ffaiBen(v 
ier  |N»licy 
argrowtk 
ts  throwa 
d  nothuM^ 

effects  (H 
ipulation, 
M»  at  the 
uKl«rthe 
BQ^prac- 
ktes  from 

England 

le  ocean  \ 
akingout 
vals.    Ik 
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which  if 
ha  spifit 
jfing  anj; 
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and  jffit 


41 


V 


INTRODUCTION. 


^> 


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xi 


*^^ 


I  I?Kr«L  'r*»ner;*oJ«»'able,  compared  to  those  of  the  sixth 

^BriS  '"^''■'^^''^^*^«  s«cr«tlv  circulated  amonS 

British  cruisers,  authorising  them  to  capture,  "K! 

Wis  laden  w.th  the  produce  of  any  of  the  Jolonies  of 

Fmnce,  or  carrying  provisions  or  supplies  to  the  sa  d  c^ 

S/f  ^'^!^g''««te'-  part  "four  conimerce  was  at  onc^ 
•wept  from  the  ocean.    No  diversity  of  ^J1\L 

|.     pressed  themselves  in  the  strongest  tSb    against  fhfj 

kj^       treacherous  and  wicked  procedure      flS^Lf^  r  ?i       '* 

solution  had  not  been  ro^t^eX't  wlT^rsi^^^^^^^^^ 

enf^rtain  T?  ""l.^^  r""  ?  **^^'  ^«  '^""'^<  ^e  ir.dlced    J 

;pa  a\t:rt,  :ra  ro^urtr* tr^-!r.  the^^^^ 

?^e^t^-iS^'s^SH^ 

singer,  with  orders  to  remonstfate  in  a  mani  S  ??' 
-n.8S.on  terminated  in  the  celebrated  trelty  if '794  ^^.d 
Which  was  sanctioned  bv  the  nation  al*h-?..„k      /     '  *"^ 

I B  J^t        The  British  did  little  more  than  modifv  thp.r  nwi.     • 

mng.  «„  dife^elce,'  with  EngiJ^H    '^Th  "''''■.'°  "' 
.oiMult  her  own  true  intere8to"by  a  ikT.id  r^  'j^''  .^ 

-|.«hA»eric«.  feeling  ,,.3  .lw™.'l«!!,  IXZL" 


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INTRODUCTION. 


T-*? 


•©.  Britain  is  the  only  modern  nation,  who  does  not  consi- 
der the  flag  as  protecting  every  person  who  sails  under 
it ;  and  we  are  the  only  |[)eople  who  have,  during  peace* 
been  draped  from  our  ships  on  the  high  seas,  by  chris- 
tian nations,  and  condemned  to  servitude.  This  into- 
lerable outrage  grew  up  from  a  small  beginning,  by  im- 
prudent acquiescence  on  our  part ;  perhaps  not  conceiv- 
ing it  possible,  that  it  could  ever  assume  its  present 
hideous  front.  At  first,  it  was  a  claim  to  search  our 
merchant  vessels  for  deserters*  from  the  publick  service 
•f  Britain  ;  next,  it  became  a  right  to  impress  English 
seamen,  who  had  engaged  themselves  in  American  ships; 
finally,  every  person  who  could  not  prove  on  the  spot,  to 
the  aatixfaction  of  the  lieutenant  who  came  on  ooard, 
that  he  wae  an  American,  was  carried  away  into  a  most 
hateful  bondage.  England  had  gone  far,  in  a^i^erting 
the  rii^ht  tujsearcb  a  neutral  vessel,  for  enemy's  goods ;  a 
right,  which  can  only  be  regarded  as  an  exception  to  the 
general  rule,  that  ships  of  neutrals  on  the  high  seas  are 
as  inviolable  as  the  neutral  territory  ;  a  right,  which  had 
been  successively  opposed  by  all  the  maritime  states, 
excepting  the  one  which  claimed  the  sovereignty  of  the 
seas  ;  a  strong  proof  that  it  was  but  an  abuse  of  power. 
But  this  claim  of  searching  for  men^  is  unsupported  by 
any  writer  on  the  publick  law^  or  by  one  good  reason. 
She  had  no  more  right  to  claim  her  subjects  from  our 
ships,  than  from  our  territory.  Whatever  right  she 
might  have,  to  prevent  them  from  quitting  the  country, 
at  times  when  tneir  services  were  required,  or  of  pun- 
ishing for  doing  so,  she  had  no  right  to  pursue  into  our 
country,  or  demand  them  from  uS,  unless  warranted  by 
exprils  treaty.  But  what  she  had  no  right  to  demandf, 
she  had  a  right  to  take  by  force  !  When  closely  pressed) 
she  deigned  at  last  to  give  some  reasons  in  support  of 
her  practice — she  must  have  men  to  man  her  tnousand 
ships— she  was  contending  for  her  existence — we  had  no 
right  to  employ  her  seamen— our  flag  had  no  regard  to 
her  interests— our  employment  of  foreign  seamen  was 
not  regulated — our  sufferings  were  the  consequences  of 
our  own  imprudence — These  are  the  only  argumentSf 


u*? 


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INTRCHHJCTION. 


hive  Sen  also  ThJt  L™^°'  ^^^  "''^''  ">**  ^^  «»»*' 
ertence,alS?;uJted*  ^^^^  contending  for  our 
on  that  account  to  rnhn.?i°""®*''**  authorised 
•laves  If Z.»«r*°"''u"5'8''*»°""'°'-  "a^e  them 
!«m!*n         -    "*^'  *****  '*'«  •»«*  no  'iglit  to  emplov  her 

Se^oW^^^^^^  any 

Jders  herself  to  consult  o^s  ?    xfe  f^t :«    C*  ^  *'°"" 

r.^n  iL^e^atar  Kf^  """"-^^^^^^ 

and  in  her  immense  „av^T««Al  Z'rAlfS'r'T' 
the^  not  because  she  is{on"nm„grr  he7f  t Lten^i'^? 

lattits df  "'L°7'^  ''"*  becau'selKng^s 

.    lawrui  m  uselt.    ho  far  from  restr  ctine  herself   «r%./ 

gWflfmg.  the    practice,  or  consulting  fhe7nir.S  of 

sjf™»  i„?„'^  „*rto  "ztii;  t!"«  *™*""  "^  ■=•""■ 

teK»a*B  ■'«H  !.«»#•  consult  her  convenience  and  in. 

leresTSy  or  how  far  our  own  wonirn<>.><.  ^    •  a       t       " 


>H     -J 


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JUV 


INTRODUCTION. 


*, 


Russians,  Hollanders,  &nd  even  Negroes.  It  was,  in 
fact,  an  insult  to  every  nation  in  the  civilized  world. 
Tros  Tyriusque  nuUo,  was  the  motto,  although  not  ex- 
actly in  the  proper  sense.  The  British  practice  amount- 
ed to  subjecting  the  crew  of  ever  j  American  vessel)  to  be 
drawn  up  before  a  lieutenant  of  the  navy,  that  he  mieht 
choose  out  such  as  suited  his  purpose.  The  good  sauor 
was  uniformly  an  Englishman,  and  the  lubber  an  Ame- 
rican. It  has  been  said,  that  the  number  of  impressed 
^  Americans  has  been  exaggerated  ;  was  there  no  exagge- 
ration, as  to  the  number  of  Englishmen  in  American  ser- 
vice ?  Is  it  then  of  more  importance,  that  Great-Bri- 
-  tain  should  prevent  a  few  of  her  seamen  from  escaping 
into  a  forei^  service,  than  it  is  to  us,  that  free  Ameri- 
cans shoiil(f  be  doomed  to  the  worst  ojf  slavery  P 

England  has  never  known  the  full  extent  oi  the  sensa- 
tions produced  in  America,  by  the  practice  of  impress- 
ment. This  influence  of  party  spirit  has  contributed  to 
deceive  her..  The  greater  body  oi  Americans  have  always 
felt  this  outrage  to  their  persons,  with  the  keenest  indig- 
nation ;  no  American  administration  would  ever  express 
a  different  sentiment.  Let  her  look  to  the  RomaD>histQ- 
ry,  to  see  what  effect  is  produced  in  a  nation  of  freemen, 
by  the  ill  usage  of  one  of  its  citizens !  She  is  not  aware, 
that  an  humble  American  citizen  is  a  personage  of  more 
importance,  than  an  obscure  British  subject  can  be.  She 
is  much  mistaken,  if  she  supposes,  that  the  outcry  against 
her  conduct  was  a  mere  party  trick  ;  it  was  deeply  feltf 
as  an  egregious  insult,  nhe  did  not  know  that  the  Ame- 
rican seamen  were,  in  general,  of  a  different  class  from 
her  own  ;  more  decently  brought  up^  of  better  familiet 
and  moralS)  and  many  of  them  looking  forward,  after  the 
expiration  of  their  apprenticeships,  to  be  mates  and  cap- 
tains of  vessels  ;  or  rather  she  knew  it  well,  and  there- 
fore ^ve  them  her  baleful  preference.  But  mark  the  re- 
tribution which  follows  .the  steps  of  injustice.  Whea 
any  of  these  men  were  so  fortunate  as  to  escape  from  se- 
ven, or  ten  years  servitude,  on  board  a  British  man  of 
war,  they  breatiied  nothing  but  revenge,  and  imparted 
the  same  fieeliug  to  all  their  .  countrymen.    It  was  pre- 


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ed  world. 
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t  he  miebt 
;ood  sailor 
an  Ame- 
impresaed 
10  exag^- 
irican  ser- 
jrreat-Bri- 
escaping 
se  Ameri- 
? 

the  sensa- 
f  impress- 
ributed  to 
ive  always 
test  indig* 
er  express 
nanhistp- 
r  freemen, 
aot  aware, 
;e  of  more 
1  be.  She 
ry  against 
eeply  felt* 
the  Ame- 
class  from 
r  familiei 
,  after  the 
i  and  cap- 
ind  tbere- 
urktbere- 
i.  Whem 
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ihman  of 
imparted  '^ 
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•f;'yi'  hi  . 


INTRODUCTION. 


xt 


dieted,  that  these  men  who  had  wrongs  of  their  oirn, 
would  be  found,  in  case  of  war  with  England,  no  common 
foes.  War  came,  and  Britain  may  read  in  our  naval 
combats,  a  commentary  on  lier  practice  of  impressment, 
and  her  tyranny  on  the  ocean. 

As  early  as  the  year  ||r03,  it  was  declared  by  the  Ame- 
rican minister  at  London,  that  the  practice  of  impress- 
ment had  produced  great  irritation  in  America,  and  that 
It  was  difficult  to  avoid  malting  reprisals  on  the  British 
seanicn  in  the  United  States.    It  is  perhaps  to^be  regret- 
ted, that  general  Washington's  threat  was  not  carried 
into  execution,  as  it  mi^ht  have  brought  the  affair  to  is- 
sue at  once.     The  practice  had  grown  so  vexatious  after 
the  treaty  of  1794,  that  the  British  ffovernment  was  told 
in  plain  termvthat  unless  a  remedv  was  applied,  war 
would  be  inevitable.     It  was  said  to  be  of  such  a  nature, 
as  no  American  could  bear,  »'that  they  might  as  well  rob 
the  American  vessels  of  their  goods,  as  to  drag  the  Amei 
rican  seamen  from  their  ships,  in  the  manner  practised 
by  them."     GeiUiuIy  the  «»fl[ence  would   have  been  as 
much  less,  as  a  bale  of  goods  is  of  less  value  than  a  man. 
It  was  stated,  that  as  many  as  two  hundred  and  seventy 
Americans  were  then  actually  in  the  British  service,  the 
greater  part  of  whom  persisted  in  refusing  pav  and  bounty. 
I'hey  were  told,  that  if  they  had  any  regard  for  the  friend- 
ship of  this  country,  they  would  laciliUte  the  means  of 
relieving  those  of  our  oppressed   fellow-citizens.    That 
the  excuse  alleged  by  Great-Britain,  in  not  being  able  to 
distinguish  between  her  subjects,  and  the  citizens  of  Ame- 
rica, was  without  foundation,  inasmuch  as  foreigners  who 
could  not  be  mistaken,  were  equally  liable  to  impress- 
ment.    The  honour  of  the  nation,  it  was  said,  was  deep- 
ly concerned,  and  unless  the  practice  should  be  discon- 
tinued,  It  must  ultimately  lead  to  open   rupture-     This 
was  the  language  uniformly  held  forth,  by  every  succes- 
sive administration  of  the  American  government.  |t  was- 
the  theme  of  reprobation,  and  remonstrance,  of  every 
distinguished  statesman  of  this  country.    On  this  sub* 

fi:t  we  find  Washington,  Adams,  Jefferson,  Madison, 
onroe,   Marshall,  Jay,  Pickering,  King,  and   inany 


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INTRODUCTION. 


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others,  in  their  official  correspondence,  full r  Mid  nnl 
submission!        ^**"''  >»  consequence  of  our  impolitick\ 

calculated,  that  at  least  teven  thmunnA  a«,.^^^i.^\Jr 
at  one  timp  in  ♦».«  n  ./:*"'"*?"*'"»  •"»n<«c«««' were 

siSnlthLST^^^^^  her  own  service,  it  is  not 

Jf  EJVnf  M  ?'^  *PP'*!:  'J^testable.  The  tribute 
saenficp  ;o^„f    *7^,'^r*'  "^  ^'^^  ^^'^th  doomed  as  a 

ca^rZ^  aC  hTm^n*.!  *\?*rP  **»  ^''^  humiliation  of 
Ernatif  5?v  .  «„rK'-  *•**  '"Si  ««*^  *«  certificate  of 
HL  ?     -^  '  \°**  *^*  ^*^  «oon  «)und  unavailing  it  ivaa 

t*o?he'XdT  'ihe  boff" *' '"?  f  fragme^nSatte^^d 
frnm  ..ni  ohe  boldljiisserted  the  right  of  drainrine 

o«  f  Ae  «po*,  <Aae  he  was  not  a  British  subject.    Ever v  fo- 

eXdWrom*o„':  "'  "'k''  ?«"*^^'  ^««' ^«  ^nsequJnS 
TtS  2/*  ™  ^""^  merchant  service.    On  the  i>art  of  the 

mise  l^i!!'  «^«?.P«"iWe  effort  was  m^e  tS^comp^! 
tLan  Pmi7  *k'  '^''^*^'*  Presented  anj.^rospect  of  put- 

tera  CiH  *'^?*^.'"?®.™»*"»'  exchange  of  deser- 
JJS*l?tthrPr'*Jr*?*  by  Mr.  Adams,  Srthfe  same 
c!u2?f  i^;t ik   ^'u!\^^?^  "J*''*«^  «»e  treatvof  1806,  be- 

imXsment  f?.?*'!?  V°T''*'^  "S'''''^*  *»»«  »huses  of 
if  Eer  ^vi  ;ffifp"il*°^  ^"^'■*^^  *«  ""'''« *t  penal,  for  anj 
ei  net  naval  officers  to  impress  our  seaaien,  provided  wJ 


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liTmlT''  T  P^?*'"*^*  *»*■  naturalizing  her  mhiect'^ 
^r  S  ^'^  V^T^"'*.*  P'-°P««tion,  alone  fully  proves 

ucr  wisnes,  as  tliat  of  subjectms  the  liberfv    i;r«   „.,a 

:  hjPP^esj  of  an  American'l^itiz^.rt^e^J^ic^'^f  ^ 

rj  petty  lieutenant  of  her  navy :    otherwise  "he  woulH 

froman'T"'^"''^'  ^^^  ^"^^  «^'"«i«" "^^^^^^^^^^^^  , 

X  oV  liace  ""^  ^'''  ^'"'"S*"  g«"tf  r  tl'« 

i^S\''rrtr*"i!''"  «*'-?o'-dinary  humiliation^  and 
W^ch,  a  century  hence,  will  scarcely  be'credited,  was  • 
and  I7tt^'  ^^'  "^""'^  *"»  *»>«  Chesapeake  occmreS! 

thaf  Jk/;!k  ^"•*^"  jO"owed,  was  even  more  v  olent  than 
ttat  which  was  produced  by  the  orders  in  council  of  1793 
SX*  rytilS  XP^^'J^d'-et^ngs  weieksseml 
fAr^.i  Jj "  ""l^.  the  newspapers  were  6lled  with 
«  »J  f^?"T'  'i""."«-  """P""'"  «««  ever  V  wiTe  e 
"ni«,^  i:"!'",*'.*"'  &"^'y  »f  l-e  raom^nT  ,he 

Inkin  "thS  '  .  .tt"«g«t'ation.  and  the  aggressors 
wfcfo  atir  "'"!'**  ""'^  ^^'^^y  ^^  in  earnest,  vuere 
TdTS, A?  •?  '^?'"  V  ^^^'^'^'^e  «»*  P" Je.  They  yield- 
«nA.      *'"^™''«t.on  of  surrendering  the  American  ct  ' 

ed"  bte  t,';:  ^'^''^  1?^  ^'•°'"  ^'^'^^'^  they  hid  Teen  fo  c        " 
EnglandTcondescenlf to  tell  us    1'"?"^ ser'  ''"*}"''' 

as  her  Drooer^  •  Nn/l  ?L         ?  "ot  regard  our  cicizens 

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course  of  remonstrance.    Our  sacred  duty  to  our  fellow- 
ntizens,  a.  well  as  a  regard  to  our  national  chVracteT 
lorbade  such  an  acquiescence.  cnaracter, 

♦„.^T*?''  ;  evieiv  of  the  subject  of  impressment,  we  re- 

nces      It^tt  r^r^  irt  °^  °"  national. S. 

we  may  hav^had  with  other  natlonsThey  were  of  ffi 
.noment,  coiSpared  to  our  differences  S  Snd    To 
jettle  the  terms  on  which  we  were  to  be  wiS.  f  eX'ag  oT 
the  first  iqiportance;  our  mutual  intercourse  andTrade 
^vas  of  vast  extent;  she  occupied  the  highway  to  oUierna: 

wLoVt'tSe^r"'^'"'^""^*^  ^^«»  she%lei?ed;?t 
wasot  little  consequence  on  what  terms  we  were  with 
others    as  long  as  our  relitioniwith  England  were  n^ 
properly  ad.usted.    Our  i^ntef purie  Aith  France  wm 
comparativerv  of  but  little  mom^^nt ;  she  had  not  recovT 
ed  from  the  pWensies'o^her  revolution ;  her  deportment 
jvas  excentnck,  lawless^.and  unstable;  she  was'i  comet 
threatening  all  nations. .  Ou.^  true  wisdom  was  to  keej 
"S^1h""7^'    P'^^^^^  «hewas  but  lit  e  tob? 
dreaded,  and  was  in  no  condition  to  execute  her  tlirea^ 
But  notwithstanding  the  power  of  England  to  swei^om^ 
commerce  from  the  ocean  and  to  searourports    we^tUl 
expected  something  from  her  good  senseX  LSce  or 
her  interest.    Yet  scarcely  las  the  flame  of ''waoice 
more  lighted  up  on  the  continent,  than  both  thrb^E! 
rents  began,  under  various  pretext^,  to  prey  uwn  fu; 
commerce.    On  the  partof  iSngland  W  mllofXeZ 
revived,  and  applied  in  a  manner  mor^  intolerab^  tC 
mr.     J  he  sufferings  of  the  American  merchiSts  were 
such,  as  to  cause  them  to  call  loudly  on  the  KoveJnmeS 
for  protection  and  a  war  with  England,  at  thKe  wL* 
by  man;r  thought  inevitable.    It  a^ared  to  be  h^r  S 
determination,  that  neutrals  shoulS  enjoy  no  trade  S 
out  her  special  license  and  permission.''  ^BTsome  it  il' 
tHpught,  that  If  we  should  enter  into  her  vi.  wsTwd  dS 


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character, 

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naldiSer- 
■t  nothing 
ement  on 
change  in 
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disputes 
ioflittle 
land.  To 
eiTwas  of 
nd  trade, 
other  na- 
eased ;  it 
'ere  with 
were  not 
ince  was 
recover- 
tortment 
9,  comet) 
to  keep 
tie  to  be 
tlireats. 
'eep  our 
we  still 
stice,  or 
ar  once 
bellige- 
pon  our 
56  was 
le  than 
8  were 
rnmen^ 
ne,  was 
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INTRODUCTION. 


MX 

Clare  war  against  France,  she  would  amicablr  .rr.t.- 
the  points  in  dispute  betieen  ui.    iC  SfweveT  wS 

SeSt^'^T''*  n''*^^  enVuril^eTierS 
imposs  b  e  T^rA^"^*-  ®"^f  '  thing  waf,  besides, 
impossible.     The  An^erican  people,  still  smartinsr  under 

so  many  wrongs  unredressed,  could  notSindfced  to 

lSaT8o/«T*'''"°""**"  *  ••**"^'»  to  subjection^ 

in  May  1 806,  Britain  commenced  her  system  of  nanpr 

blockade,  bj  interdicting  all  intercourse  wUh  a  great  nS 

sLIlyZhTv  ^er,d«P«f  «°-e».  ThisoperaSexff 
tZ\J'  'Pk     1      ^***^^'  ^'^were  the  only  remaining  neu- 

?Sl:  1''%''^^^°^  the  French  emperour  of  the  it"  rf 
November  followed,  and  were  immediately  made  known 
to  our  minister  at  London,  wftl.  a  threat,  that  if  they  wert 

Jnew  f"h7r*TA'^'*'^°"?''  *''«  B"tbh  miliste?  weU 
kriew,  that  it  could  be  nothing  more  than  a  bravadoTS 

re'ruftTLrbef'  'rf'-  r«"*  -'thtt'S  g 

nuary  1806  which  went  the  fulUengtrof  ieSn^^^^^^ 
no  vesse  should  be  at  liberty  to  trade  from  oSe  lort^ 
France  to  another,  "or  from  a  port  under  her  control 
and  from  which  the  English  were  excluded.  Napoleon^ 
Mdan  decrees  succeeded,  which  were  IJhIp  „ '^     iL 
.  nominal  to  the  neutral  ^ho  did^or^face  LselH^^^^^ 
power,  they  affected  us,  not  EnglaSd.    ^rwere  the 
only  sufferers  in  this  system  of  retll.ation.  which^wTs  in 

both.    England  was  apparently  beneltted,  inasmffw 

i  mIT^  *  *  ^"^  "^  **r  ^""""erce,  and  rendered  ft  imios- 
.  sib  le  for  us  to  spread  a  sail  without  her  permission  ??,e 
belligerents  presented  the  spectacle  of  twoWgWme^ 
robbing  a  passenger  and  theh  quarrelling  for  thl  2i^ 
*"ir*.;^'."  ^**  '^«^»«3  retaliationT  ^  ^  ^*  *P™^ « 
F»A  nr^!!'**?  n-**^*  sincerely  wished  to  be  at  neace. 
Each  oi  the  belligerents  accused  us  of  partiaUtiTinH 
wherein  was  that  partirlity  ?  Siinnlv  in  ♦fijo  p  ^  *?" 
clared  that  we^su^^d'^hLSro'EiuSr^S: 

w\T P- ^!fw *'  ''^•J »»" '»^'*5 ^^^J England, thfSe atone      " 
had  a  right  to  plunder  us !  Each  seeiSed  ti  consider  t  IS 


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INTRODUCTION. 


a  prejious  conditioD  of  rendering  us  justice,  that  we 
•hould  compel  her  adversary  to  respect  our  rights.  In  this 
Singular  situation,  il  appeared  the  wisest  course  to  with- 
draw  enbrelj  from  the  ftcean.    Experience  soon  Uuirht 
us  that  ouc  embargro  system  could  not  be  carried  into  ef- 
fect, for  reasons  which  it  is  unnecessary  to  repeat.    The 
restrictive  system  was  substituted;  we  placed  it  in  the 
power  of  eitherof  the  wrong  doers,  to  make  us  the  open 
enemj  of  the  othfer,  unless  that  other  renounced  his 
practices.     Napoleon   was  the  first  to  annoAinte,  "a 
sense  of  returning  justice ;"    our    government,    the 
suffering  party,  declared  itself  satisfied.    England  had 
shown  no  such  sense  of  returning  justice^  on  this  oc- 
casion;  she  ^ad   promised  to  repeal  her  orders,  pro- 
vided the  French  decrees  were  rescinded,  but  i-efused 
to  take  the  oflBcial  declaration  of  the  French  minister, 
although  we  had,  in  a  similar  case,  before  accepted  her 
own,  and  positively  refused   to  repeal    the  orders  ia 
council,  in  default  of  evidence  that  the  French  were  dis- 
,     posed  to  treat  us  well.    I  do  not  think  it  necessary  ti 
enter  into  a  discussion  of  tHe  question  of  partiality  to 
France    or  England,  or  Spain  or  Algiers,  although  I 
.     cannot  but  regard,  as  exceedingly  strange,  that  any 
one  of  these  powers,  should  insist  upon  it  as  a  p^limi- 
nary  step  to  accommodatTon,  tliat  we  should  punish  the 
aggressions  of  any  other  nation.    The  meaning  of  both 
was  obvious  enough  ;  it  was  that  we  should  take  part  in 
the  affairs  of  Europe.    England  supposed  that  we  could    - 
do  her  service,  and  Napolegji-tirought  we  could  injure 
England.  k  \  "  . 

In  the  meantime,  the  loss  of  American  property  by  ths 
depredations  of  the  belliKerents.had  been  immense.  Tfie 
vexations  practised  by  the  Bi-itish  cruisers  off  our  coast, 
who  made  it  a  point  to  harass  the  issuing  and  rfeturnin«c" "' 
commerce  of  the  United  States,  and  whicH  the  people  oT 
,  England  were  not  able  to  estimate,  kept  the  publick  mind 
continually    inflamed.    Our  citizens  were    distracted    * 
amid  these  surrounding  difiBculties.    It  was  agreed  that      ' 
we  had  amp!«;  cause  of  hostility  a||inst  both  beTiigerents, 
^  Init  the  administntion  was  accused  of  undue  leaoing  to«-    ^ 


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pted  her 
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p^elimi- 
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Jrcoasty  , 
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INTRODUCTION. 


^^1 


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7.Z^t  France,  and  a  distKMition  not  sufficienOy  concilia- 

tpry  towards  England.    The  friends  of  the  a^Stral 

t.on  declare^,  that  the  efforts  toobUin  redress  f^X;. 

W-        »v  I  r^*  weaicened  by  a  powerful  British  innuencl 

fy         ^hich  had  grown  up  of  (ite  years,  in  the  EMtera  State? 

andin  the  Cbmmercial  ciiieL  ***®*' 

7      •        While  the  publick  mind  was  in  this  state  of  ferment 

TtJiibited  o  thi  .W  ""*':±1?:?*''^  ''^''^' »«  usuai,las 
aimouted  to  the  instigationyDf  the  former.    The  uiited 

States  have  frequently  been  charged  witli  cruel  yioienS 

:poneUn?in'^'"''r  T^^"*  -  haTet^aS 
Sfasthl  n.i  ^^'■°""'**'  *^''P"°*  be  denied,  but  thia 
was  the  necessary  consequence  of  the  increase^fn  our 
population  J  but  the  great  difference  between   us  and 

*  st^d  Trj* '"  i.''**'°"  *°  ^^"^  I°^i«"  «»nd«.  «,  that  "n,  . 
riS^fnf  .^''r  "5  ^^'^  ^'^''""t  «^«'-  acknowledging  the 
hfei^  ^^"^  l^.^'^n^C^^'^^^  endeavoured  to  obtoinVem 
resect  ?hTi^T-  /^^  ^."'^^^  'St'^*««  ^«'-«  ^  first  to 
to  ihollh  ?h  "'^i'*"  t«'-"t«"^'  "Sht,  as  they  were  the  first 
to  abolish  the  slave  trade,  and  domBstick  slavery  •  for  J 
a  nation,  we  have  forbidden  it  ^ '       '  ** 

Ther«  ejcisted  a  celebrated  Indian  warriour,  who  had 

the  di^rlnf '/•  t  '  ''?'*  ^"I""'^  the  design  of  uniting  all 
rier  f  fL  f*''!u'''  '""'■'*^''  to  oppose  In  effectual  W. 
Sseh  i«  l"?'^^'-.  ^'ftension  of  'tfie  settlements.  Te- 
Sri^f?  **  ^"""^^"^^f  eV'nj;  he  resorted  to  every 
Of  a^JH'*"'"J*''^'"'"^«  ^t''^  I°dia°«  rfgainstus^ 
distant  na«ln,/!;"''i  '^'''^'^''''  "»«  visited'the  most 
D^wt^L!  ''  an**  endeavoured  to  rouse  them  by  his 
.  S.  ^f  K-*^"^"^®:  "•  also, assailed  the  superstftious 
S^^nJ^  ''"  '^^ri'^r"'  ^y  means  dfhis  brotKr,  a  kind 
of  conjurer,  called  « the  Prophet."    He  had  received  as 

Se'hi^T*'^  British,  o^f -such  asltotTr^oaTd" 
ySr  laf  «  °  '^'T  ''•*  A"«  ^".*°  execution.  In  the 
Craif  i;l-  "°"'  '^'^  "l"'^  by  governour  Harrison,  of 
*to  remoni  1"''"""''/"^'  ^*  ^^'^^^^  Tecumseh  attended, 
KidcZl*?*^^  '^''"''  a  purchase  lately  made  from  the 
K^ickapoos  And  some  olhfer  tribes.    In  a  strain  of- won- 


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INTRODUCTION. 


mtntlS^it  ni.  "**'!"'5/'**'  '^°'"  t***  fi"*  commence, 
ment  on  the  Delaware.to  the  moment  at  which  he  snoke 

i^afTt^JT''*  ^^  "rr°"'  he^rasped  h^  tomahawk; 
ternSir  w?i,  hT'  •"'^^fo'^'r  chargeci  the  American  go-'^ 
vernour  with  havina;  uttererf  what  was  false:  the  wir- 
murs  who  attendecf  him,  twenty  or  thirty  in  num^r 

Ste^aJiaUTPS'    "^"^  ^'"'"'^^  ha/ fortunTtdy 
ftrv     W  •r'*''^*"  r^'*'''  ^''o  P"t  a  stop  to  their 

Ih.'n;  K    *    f """''''   was,  however,  broke  up,  and  no^ 
thing  short  of  war  was  expected  to  result.     ^ 

1  owards  the  close  of  the  year,  the  frontier  getfipr»  h»A 
l^Z:  «^t"»'j^f>»'"'"«d;  ever^ii^nrpa^^f'^tjj 

ber,  having  approached  within  a  few  miles  of  the  Pro-  ' 
L,.\'T"'  **•«  P':*"^^*?*'  chiefs  came  out  with  offe«™f 

^nllTf  ^k'""'?!!.?'  ^°^  ••«^«««*^^  the  governou"  to 
encamp  for  the  night,  as  it  wras  then  too  late  to  enter  on 
business.  It  was  not  long  before  this  was  discovered  tS 
inVtr/±n"*  "?'^"-  ,  At  f^""-  o'clock  ia  the  mor^ 
3'  i  K?rT  '^"f  f""?"8ly  assailed,  and  after  a  bloodV 
and  doubtful  contest,  the  Indians  were  finally  t^nle/ 
with  the  loss  of  one  hundreH  and  eighty  killed  and/*^    "* 

r„'l„n"i T  P*'*'  ^'^^J'  "ti'Ureater  number  on' 

Colonel  Davies,  one  of  the  miS  distinguished  la, 

S.    F°»t«*Stat««  5  colonel  White,  ol-the  SaliiUfflTa 

Hamson,  after  this,  destroyed  the  Prophet's  town  and 
h^hg  established  forts,  ^/turned  to  ^Vincennes;  bu^ 
aitea€«i  was  by  no  means  restored.  ' 

"  '^-"'-^f  Tippecanoe  (the  name  of  the  branch  of 

Hjwhicl^it  was  fought)  seemed  to  inflame 

*'';f.«t'-J»  already  calling;  for  war.    A 

t  whic^iirred  gome  time  afterwards,  did 


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INTRODUCTION. 


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Ijaj  it.    Off  the  American  coast,  commo- 

^^urmg  the  night,  fell  in  with  a  liitish  ft?- 

ifterwardg  proved  to  be  the  Little  Belt -bll 

bjr  the  commodore,  the  commander  merely  rT 

one  J  any  administrat  on  miSit  be  iu  ?^^^^^^  '"'l"'  •"''"* 
venturiniupon  an  exoerimTnf  JkL  ^  ^  apprehensive  of 
no  6nc  Suld  ^resee  Ihu  V  ^L*'"°'''l"*"'^*»«*'^hi^ 
into  pusillaninUv'  a^d  l'"*/'>^''«*'-«nce  was  construed 
United  S«hid\unt  S /•'"'''  '"•^  character  of  the 
nation  ofSpe  We  iad'hl" ^°^^,r?^«'  ^'^^  ^^^--T 
Napoleon  andTe  EngHsh  minhtrT  l^l'^^i'""*!  J^?'  *'^ 

alliance  ^ith  Saji W  ^rm  ^h^  «"thout  forming%nj 
>r  publick  shins  ami  hL^^-  •*•     **^*''  *»«»■  commerce, 

therefore  cruel  Mdunirner^L^^^  civ.i.zejLworld,  it  wai 
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INTRODUCTION. 


existence.  We  saw  her  already  mistress  of  the  seas t'^'^ 
we  regarded  anj  actual  invasion  of  her  shores,  as  a  thinir  * 
too  visionary,  even  for  Nanoleonj  we  saw,  in  the  lawless       i 

'  II  rh'"!!**'^,  P'-°J«?t8  w  *«  despot,  at  which  England  1 
affected vto  be  alarmed,  her  best  security,  as  they  keot  ^^^ 
ahve  the  f^rs  and  jealousies  of  the  surrounding  n"ationl  '/ 
and  continually  undermined  his  throne.  We  have  seen  ^ 
how  incohsiderable-  were,  in  reality,  all  his  conquests. 
The  existence  of  England  was  never  in  danger;  Naoo- 
leon  co;»ld  never  have  subdued  Spain  and  Russia ;  two 
prqiect^,  which  all  now  admit  to  Save  been  the  extreme 

worfX.t^;^^"''  T!-  "°^  ^'^*'"S  ^^'^  »>«^ttles  of  the 
ivorld,  but  of  her  ambition ;  she  was  not  the  bulwark  of 
our  religion,  but  the  instigator  of  the  savages  j  she  was 
not  the  world's  last  hope-that  last  hope  is  Xmerica :  not 
as  the  pretended  champion  in  the  cause  of  other  nations, 
but  as  a  living  argument  that  tyranny  is  not  necessary  to 
the  safety  of  man ;  that  to  be  degraded  and  debased;  is 
not  the  way  to  be  great,  prosperous,  and  happy. 


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CHAPTER  I.  -     . 

C.n^--8fa™ushe»  on  the  River  aux  Canards-Battle  of 
Brown,town-Taking  of  Michillimackinac-Takin^  of  Chi 
cago-BatUe  of  Magag«a-The  .urrender  of  Hu7 

An  interesting  period  in  the  bistort  of  this  vouthf..!  ». 

iat  the^fflj!  ^  lowered,  and  there  was  little  hope 
that  the  gathering  clouds,  would  pass  harmless  over ,« 

tSemhS;:^*;^ ??  ^***^  ""'  ">'^' thTsessinftte 
aJd  theZ^S  A  *"*  ''•*'"  P'*°*'**<^t«d  to  an  unusual  lenirth! 
«na  ine  eyes  of  Amenca  were  turned  towards  if  in  ««   ' 

SK!JP**i?*'°'»-  <^»  the  fifth  oflneTthe  PrisiSeJf" 
«d  to  irecMe  all  hor!.?f  *'*'*  ?°^«r"™««t»  which  seem- 

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HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR. 


^ith  tte  Presides,^  rTco"S  T**  '^f^'*'^'  ^"S 
act  of  Congress  was  accoSS  "'^'°«  *  '*  Measure.    An 
the  sanction  of  the  Prl^SL^'^'  ""^'^^  «ceiv1S 
ttedav  following,  the  „?neteen?J  nf*T  '*•""  *'«J^  >  «»d  on 
P"^'«»7  proclaimed.  "'°*'^«"t''  "f  J«ne,  1812,  war  waa 

al  4-ffl  r ';!?5L-,J  r-t'^i  act  of  the  Nation. 
It  proOuced  demonstSnsV- *'*'''*.'^-  '»  ^o^e  pK 
followed  our  deckraSnn  %^-'?^»""»''ai'  tothatwhSh 
'^a'artjilj,  although  uniVL^Li"*^?  ^^.7^  a 

word,  where  the  strongte  **"*''!  r»«°« '^^^ 
nghtsofthe  weak,  shoSA      °*P'  to  trample  on  Se 
rfency,  but  not  with  ±tJs     tI' ''"  '^"''°"'  d««Po»- 
ever,  who  regarded  tLann!      J''®''®  ^e*"®  many,  hVw-  ' 

'n  tn?  course  o7ordinarv!i«  '"''*P«°^«°«^  and  not 
"•ere  interest,  or  in  Sit  ef  JL^T^  ^^  «>«  "^J^e^of 
..  <^n  the  sea  board,  and  irthi  F»»*P'*'''  ""^^^^^  Po«cj. 
tions  which  it  produced  were  ftrfr*^*"?  ?^**«'  the  sensJ: 
sudden  g bom  bv  whirJ.  ♦?  *       "^°"  being jovful.    tL 

overcast!  causett^'faf^S^  p'isjeri'tj  I'l 

the  suo.    The  commerce  of  Ih?'::**  ^"T  *»  eclipse  of 

jears  greatly  restricted  by  the  den?'/*^'^""«'»  f«r^«»e 

greatcontending  powers o7£ur«-*-.M^°°^  ''^  ^^"^  *'^» 

"f  better  ti„.es  fit  mus  now  b^Kn  "  ^V****^ '» ''OP*^ 

ships  must  be  laid  uo  anH  5.-  u       .'j"  **  a"  end  ;  their 

trvity  be  stilled.    In'^diftrent  n^l!??  rl?  t  f^'^^f^l^ 

the  war  would  neceseaKfv  hi  ^^  °^^^  ^^^^  Sta^ 

extensive  country  SfS    *  "*^''*  ««^ereJy  felt .  ^  ,!? 

oti«.rwise.     JV?or{o4^*,  S'5e"w:r?r^^\'*  -^uM  K 

this  measure  as  a  most  bSt-^*"  *^S"  ^''»  i^aitlS 

«>ent    An  opinion  w^VniS'"???^  «^entfule^ 

govermnent  L.  not  aipW*  w  *^V  *''*  *■«"»  o<^r 

sufficient  energy  in  the  executiv.T'  '^r  ""»  ^"t  of 

avoidabie  divisUns  in  S^e^oZ  r"''"^t  "**  *■"»»  «" 

^aa  much  more  to  be  fei^T!?  "  ?»«ncils.    But,  what 

^rcelyyetbeenperfeX^^J^ 

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with  England  mig  rverhf  2^  '  .^k**/"  ^'^'"''•'""'la!^"" 
etherwisi  than  il  suSrviennv  /  '♦k*  "'•"  """'«'  ""*  »>« 
w«I  that  we  were  unn^e^e^f *'  ^  '' • ""  "^  ''••«"<^«' 
The  opposition  ofrileTn^  /     «"  serious  a  contest. 

states  would  be  Iai5  onei  to  tl.p  fn'°''-'  ""^  ^^  ^^^^^^'^ 
parties,  and  thatreTestern  LnH^^^^  of  marauding 
UroursofasavaSTandmnr^l  *'*''  T"'^  ^«'  *>'the 
.ons,  on  the  otSK^Tt  ^TnTd^t  M*-  ?iP  ^''^ 
Canadas  would  fall,  and  that  thL  p,  -1  '^'l^*'  **"»*  t»ie 
Spain  should  be  broueht  into  Ih!  T""?''  '"  *^«««  ^^''^ 
England,  would  be  oure  Thi*'7f''*  °."  *•»«  "^^^  "^ 
troublesome  neighbour?*  and  .n,?  r"'*'  ""^  ^^  ^'""^^  f">n» 
-pedes  of  hostiliV?n  whicbt^^^^^  *''''*  ^'•'^'»^»f"» 

ed  witl.  the  savaSs  Th^llTn  **""  *°  «'^'«"  ^ngag- 
but  we  were  nSre^?he  S^  ""T  "°V'i  ^"""'f^'^ J 
experience,  and  want  of  a  full  kn^i"^' "'"  ^/fi"«n<^7  « 

miH^r^Tp^^rs  Srnv'Siff'^  .^ecIarS'of  war,  a 
peonle^^f ains  we,&n  fn  ^'•^"•""g'tself  amongst  tU 
pnres  t!.rou^'outthe  c^unt  V  i'd'P^  m 

iation  was  e?err  where  fel7'/  ^^'^  ?*  P"^«  '^"d  e^u-  f 
ciBes.  There  seemed  to  be  a  k  ndllr'-  '"•  '"'''^^'•^  ««•- 
for  the  approach  o"war  But  tipl^fl""'""^'  *«  ^^Pare 
were  exSTedingi;  dXtire  A.S  '?;^  establisWents 
«adjauthorisartheenist^en^?f%  ^^?"?^'"  »»»*«  •'- 
men,  but  it  wasfound TmSle  to  fiTi^h^"*"!  *^*^i?""^ 
««lar  annr.  from  tJ.P«»Kf^       r  ""  *•**  ""'^s  of  are- 


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scattered  over  an  immense  surface  of  country.    The  Pre- 

InH  f i  ^11  ^"1^°"««^  *°  '•«^«re  fifty  thousand  volunteers, 

and  to  call  out  one  hundred  thousand  militia.     This  force 

could  not  be  expected  to  be  otherwise  serviceable,  thaa 

for  the  purpose  of  defending  the  sea  coast,  or  the'  frin" 

hlU«A  ^''^*=f'*^  °*  sti  1  greater  importance  existed  | 

the  best  troops  in  the  world,  are  inefficient,  unless  ther 

happen  to  be  led  by  able  and  experienced  officers.    Our 

ablest  revolutionary  heroes  had  paid  the  debt  of  nature, 

and  those  who  remained,  were  either  far  advanced  in  life! 

or  had  not  been  proved  in  other  than  subordinate  situa- 

t ions  ?  and  besides,  from  long  repose,  they  had  laid  aside 

a    their  mihtarv  habits.    There  prevailed,  however,  a 

disposition  to  place  a  degree  of  reliance  on  theskUl  of 

the  revolutionary  soldier,  from  the  mere  circumstance  of 

having  been  such,  which  was  not  corrected  until  we  had 

been  severely  taught  by  after  experience.    Such  was  the 

situatio^^of  things,  at  the  commencement  of  hostilities. 

Whether  to  be  attributed  te  the  nature  of  our  Kovern- 
ment,  whose  genius  is  not  well  adapted  to  offisnsive  war- 
tare  on  land,  or  to  the  precipiUncy  and  want  of  forecast 
m  our  rulers,  certain  it  is,  that  the  preparations  for  thein- 

suitable  to  the  occasion. 

Governour  Hull,  at  tlie  head  of  about  two  thousand 
men,  was  on  his  march  to  Detroit,  with  a  view  of  puttinir 
an  end  to  the  Indian  hostilities,  when  he  received  infol^ 
mation  of  the^  declaration  of  war.  His  force  consisted 
ot  about  one  thousand  regulars,  and  twelve  hundred  vo- 
lunteers from  the  state  of  Ohio,  who  had  rendezvoused  on 
the  twenty.ninth  of  April.  In  the  beginning  of  Jun» 
they  advanced  to  Urbanna,  where  they  were  joined  br 
the  4th  regiment  of  United  States  infantry,  and  imme^. 
cliately  commenced  their  march  through  the  wilderness, 
still  in  possession  of  the  Indians,  and  wTiich  separates  the 
inhabited  part  of  the  state  of  Ohio,  from  the  Michimm 
territory.  From  the  town  of  Urbanna  to  the  Rapids,* 
distance  of  one  hundred  and  twenty  miles,  they  had  tw 
pass  through  a  country  without  roads,  and  abounditur 
with  marehea.    From  the  Rapids  to  Detroit  «loiig  the 


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"    ■       *h;«l  1      l7^"'  .   "  °^  *"  *'"^«»»t  afJo  adventurous  smri^ 
#         which  sought  only  to  encounter  difficulties  and  daS 

rn.sfortune,  intelligence  of  tL  existir^g  wJr  did  no{reach 

by  treTe'rof'thr  t  *'''«,  r'-^h^ndwaVfofCd 
"•  >       tenln*«nJJi,-  *  *'^«  capture  of  the  schooner.and  a  lieu- 

v.^  !?ft  «    A    •  '/'  ^^^^  encamped  at  Spring  Weils,  onno" 

opposite  s  de  of  the  river,  and  had^„ad^;^aTtemDt  tJ 

^-^^         wLS  ,i-      f'  fL®^  ^^""^  «oon  compelled  to  retreat  bv  a 
^         we  !  directed  fire  from  the  American  arti  lery        '   ^ 

fJn  ^»« 'f^e  fayo^'-able  moment  for  commencinir  ac- 
tive operations  against  the  neighbourinR  nrovTnce  oft?^ 
per  Canada  j  and  as  govemour^Hull  hajfeceTveddtc^r 

wrdaTneH**  '''  f"*"^^'-^*  '^^  immXtllntasTon 
was  determined  on.    Preparations  for  this  purpose  were 

ofSL^H''*'*"'*  boats  provided  to  effect  th'^Lsa^ 

|wareof  this  design,  attempted  to  throw  up  a  batterv 
for  4he  purpose  bf  opposing  fhe  landing  j  th£  wrS'  / 


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•rmy  coulJlither  land  SoyTSt'ilrr***}^*  "  ^^ 
out  of  the  reach  of  their  o?,na     J*  u ^^  *^  •"**  *"*  k^P 

th.ing  being  made  ready.  thear^rr"u***f  *'^'ft'>»  «very 
without  mole^Ution,  fo„e  dEL"'*f  ""^^^^ 
entered  the  village  ofSwieh     Thf'Tft*  ^"'^  "«» 
no  shew  of  resistance,  ^d  were  tSlf"*''*^***"**  "«^« 


:^"iiua,  out  crave  everv  fla«u...n  r —  "'  <»uvaaiM 
inhabitants,  wTo^  heTiviJeTt;tak5j~^*^^n  **»  *« 
test.    The  proclamation  wa-  «?**    °?  P**^  *.'»  **»«  «»»• 

the;?IsSrdS^'buu^i^  j^u^^^^^^ 

Man  eloquent  production     iTh-ck****"  reau-ded 

Br  tish  aTintenSed  to  .Sice  her  s.^:^^^^^ 

legiance,  as  if  this  were  not  iuLSL  *^  <«m.their  al- 

army;  and  as^iolatinethnaiX.-  m- ^^^  '•^^•^"ns 
the  declaration  that  ^  qJa^te/w^uW  »^  •''*'^"'*  ^ 
^hiteman,  found  fightinXttesSt^f.H  «?^*"  *<»  «V 
^e  consider,  that  IrtdiarS  i!2  *  ""^^^  '"*''»'>•  When 
»<?  much  justiwik  re  S  LS  *  "*  **"\^«'''  ^here  may  be 

»»7  be  presuX'  JhaXfh^  M^ages  themselves,  K 

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mr^nsohed  oncarryinffZ  £-?•»"»"  ^^sserious- 

^^  object  waa  to  previnf  i?LS*  T  "•'^.«^*ion  J  hk 

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Detroit  river  w5h  lake  Rn.  ?kw  *'  *''«  i"»<^«°»  of 
Hull's  canmr^ol  Cass  l^fi*  ??"'**!."  ""''»  «outh  of 

;tre«m,rei3;edtheri;e;AQJrT^  °f  the 

from  Maiden,  where  hrf^"i^.T':?^?'*^«'*  '««'«•  miles 
possession  of 'the  brS^  aSI  rJ?"*'*'*.  ^'^*^'='''°e"t  *•> 
toon  of  the  enemy.tK;io,tl!;;*T"°'i""8  thesitua. 
Jer  capt.  RobinsJn  n  J  lu  .P''*^®**  *  "^e  companv  on- 
the  attSntiwCS^^^^^^^^^^  ^^«"'  ^^  ^^ert 

remainderof  the  imrt^XL..T  ^**P'"S  "P  a  fire  until  the 
^i«  part  of  4eT&l"^'^^PPf«;«"the  opposite  Sid 
fbout  five  miles  below     ffiT»*°  ^''^''  'T****  t''*  "ver 
,  theirwantofasuSnt  k^wS^  71  fr"«t"ted,  by 
- iletachment  Has  m^^\^^  w^Pf  ^^'^  «>»nt'-7  5  thi 
til  late  in  the  ^eS^  •  t  St  ^^"^  l««»Snated  spJt  un- 
surprise  the  post  had  Se'ei  h  1.  n.eanwh,le,  the  attempt  to 

which,  a  smart  skirm?«hTnj  *"*?** '  notwithstanSnir 
PeHed'to  abrmlo„rtSn'*X^^  ^*°«r  "«"  ««- 
pd  wounded,  besiderseZ-l  H  '°!'"8  **«^«°  ''"'«•« 
havng  no  order*  hTrl*!-  *'  deserters.    CoL  Caas. 

•titutrng  the  pr^Sci^^^^^  of  it,  although  c5S 

camp  aSd  MJweMoJS  ^*'''°  ''*^**»  *»»«  A^rkiS* 
of  th^  bridge  waJfcS  *°  '■*''"^-    The  floor 

erected  onThe  KK^tl^t  fh?^'  "**  *  'I'^st-work 
There  occurred,  a  few  daJs  «fL  P.""«*  "'^  *»•«  ^ver. 
•t  the  same  plac^  beWn  ?h?L7'■^  •'i******'  «'''^'»i«»» 

»ng  advanced  somewh.t  V^  «  f^  ^he  colonel  hav- 
J-noitringtherritl^^^^^  - 

off  from  his  men.  A  messen^?n7^  escaped  being  cut 
Teral  Indians  had  b^en  sSLS^r/l  •  ^"^^  *****  «' 
was  at  the  same  time  duTcov^  Wli^''""''.  "^?  »* 
been  stationed  at  fk*  i.«J!  *  '"**  ™08e  who  had 

He  had  aVa^^elytim^to*&K^T  "-^P'^J J  quitting  it! 
fer  with  his^^'ons  Dr  M.i"'^*  ""^^^  ''•»  4^ 
thttff,were  fiiSK  bv'«  ™i..  ^r^^y^"**  capt.!?!; 
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HISTORY  OP  THE  WAR. 


the  Indians  back.    The  Indian  party  is  said  to  have  been 
commanded  hj  the  darinff  chief  f  ecumseh. 

These  skirmishes,  in  which  the  Americans  were  gene- 
rjUly  victonous,  served  to  inspire  confidence,  and,  toge- 
ther with  the  proclamation,  had  an  efffect  updij  the  Ca- 
nadians, many  of  whom  joined  our  standar^afid  threw 
themselves  on  Hull  for  protection.    These  were  but  the 
preludes  to  the  attack  of  Fort  Maiden,  the  ralljing  point 
,or  the  British  power  in  this  quarter.    Until  this  place 
should  be  captured,  it  was  idle  to  think  of  making  ant 
pROgjress  in  the  conquest  of  the  British  possessions.  Pre- 
parations for  this  purpose  proceeded  but  slowly.     It 
•eerns  that  every  thing  was  to  be  provided  after  the  in- 
vasion.    It  was  not  until  the  beginning  of  August,  that 
two  twenty  four  pounders  and  three  howitzers  were 
mounted.    In  the  meanwhile^  no  steps  had  been  taken 
to  ascertain  whether  the   Fort  might  not  be  carried  by 
escalade.    The  capture  of  thiis  place,  which  would  have 
been  necessary  in  the  prosecution  of  any  further  design, 
had  DOW  become  absolutely  essential  to  self-preservation, 
A  most  unexpected  event  had  happened  during  the  last 
month— an  event  to  wtiich  many  of  our  subsequent  mis-  ' 
fortunes  is  to  be  attributed.    This  was  the  surrender  of 
Michillimackinac.  ; 

On  the  skteenth  of  July,  a  party  of  three  hundred 
white  troops,  and  upwards  of  six  hundi:ed  Indians,  em-- 
barked  at  St.  Josejphs,  and  reached  the  island  next  mdrn^ 
ing.  A  prisoner  was  despatched  to  inform  the  garri- 
son, and  the  inhabitants  of  the  village,  that  if  any  resis- 
tance were  made  tliey  would  all  be  indiscriminately  put 
to  death.  Many  of  the  inhabitants  escaped  to  the  ene^ 
my  for « protection.  The  garrison  consisted  of  nofiiore 
than  fifty-six  men,  under  the  command  of  lieutenant 
Hanks,  of  the  artillery.  A  flag  was  now  sent  by  the 
British,  to  the  fort,  demanding  a  surrender.  This  was 
the  first  intimation  of  the  declaration  of  war,  which  the 
garrison  had  received.  Until  this  moment,  the  Ameri- 
.can  commandant  IjafI  consideiredtthis  as  one  of  the  out*- 
rages  on  t|»e  part  of  th§  Indians,  which  of  late  had  been 
fftqOiiit ;  hn  had /therefore  resolved  to  defeod  himself  tv 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR. 


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93 


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w. 


'^i. 


'  the  Jast  extremity.  He  now  considered  it  most  prudent 
to  agree  to  a  capitulation,  as  there  was  no  hope  of  being 
able  to  defend  himself  successfully,  against  so  great  a 
disparity  of  force;  the  attempt  might  compromit  not  only 
the  lives  of  his  soldiers,  but  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  is- 
land, who  had  sought  refuge  in  the  Fort.  The  garrison 
was  accordingly  delivered  up ;  security  to  the  property 
and  persons  of  individuals  was  stipulated,  and  the  fin- 
tish  put  in  possession  of  one  of  the  strongest  positions  irt^ 
the  United  States,  on  that  account,  sometimes  called  th?^ 
American  Gibraltar.  The  situation  completely  com- 
mands the  northwest  trade,  which  is  compelled  to  pass 
immediately  under  the  guns  of  the  fort,  and  consequently 
affords  the  best  means  of  intercepting  the  Indian  sup- 
plies, and  of  checking  the  incursions  bf  those  restless 
warriours.  It  is  difficult  to  say  to  whose  charge  this  afSair 
is  to  be  laid.  Without  the  intervention  of  some  extra- 
ordinary circumstance,  with  which  we  are  unacquainted, 
there  seems  to  be  nothing  to  excuse  the  governour  in  ne- 
glecting to  notify  the  garrison,  which  was  only  at  the 
distance  of  two  hundred  and  forty  miles,  add  twelve 
days  were  allowed  him  for  this  purpose. 

Intelligence  of  this  unfortunate  occurrence  reached 
Hull  on  the  23d  of  July,  while  engaged  in  making  pre- 
parations for  the  attack  on  Maiden.  The  British,  by 
this  time,  were  considerably  reinforced,  and  aided  by 
an  additional  number  of  Indians.  The  golden  moment 
had  been  suffered  to  pass.  It  is  generally  conceded^ 
that  if  an  assault  had  been  made  on  the  fort,  in  the  first 
instance,  it  must  have  fallen.  This  was  the  opinion  of 
the  officers ;  the  eeAeral,  however,  declined  it  under  va*- 
rious  pretexts.  Buthaviag  neglected  this  opnortunity> 
there  was  no  lonser  any  hope  of  carrving  the  place  withv 
out  being  provided  with  a.train  of  artillery,  and  tiie 
necessary  means  for  a  reg&lar  assault.  The  necessity 
of  possessing  the  nost,  became  every  day  more  apparent. 
With  the  fall  of  Michillimackinac,  tiiat  of  Chicago,  and 
all  the  other  western  posts,  might  be  expected  to  follow, 
and  the  Indian  tribes  would  i^ove  down  with  all  the  force 
of  the  North-west  Company,  renderii^  the  ,sitiuit|lili^  of 


j>^ 


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HISTORY  OP  THE  WAJL 


■  'it"  -' 


^.^.., 


c«re  rciiifo?ceinentgS..r''*!*!?  ««££«"«  to  pro! 

^ith  carryinr  on  a^i?    Maiden,  contentinir  hiZS  ■ 

from  the  bel5ef  eh«t  ihe  St^J*"  k''^'*  "*»*  hasteneffi  ^ 
^ore  than  iufficient  for  an  Jh!^  "^  *"'  ^^^-nand,  «i|f 

[y  lost  their  conBdeoJrT?be  firi^  '7?''"  *'"««•"- 
*^»n8  beikg  made  ready  for  *u  j?  !L  ^"«^^'  •^••"y 
council  oPwar  was^Ven^d  .n/  £*^^",  MaWeB,i 
termination  to  make  it  immi*f  ^  "***  "Kftwasade- 

the  Canada  mili^gt,  elbW?'^-  J^^^'  «^ 
'"as  animated  withfil^        "x**^'-.*ndtb«rwhote  forca 

terpriae,  which  i^fastUX't^  "  «' 

The  cannon  wa.  vdl  moS^t^   "1/°*^^^"*^*^^^^    I 
»?g  batteries.    T^wS  h.H  »     embarkedon  iloat.'l, 

t'on8ofttecouncil!S3Yheda^w2'^;'^f^  ^*'«*«™-    % 
for  carding  them  into  execStb?        *'*'"^^^  •Ppointed, 

nver  Btisin^with  suoDlSl'fni^ 4..""''''  ''**'  »*-"ved  at  the 
*o.»etn,it,  Ae d^SSS^TfSUv -r^-u.^"  theirmardJ 
JJith  consfdentble  da^ei  S  n»  ,'?•'"» '^•^  attended 
'twas  deemed  prudeTO II*";^*^*'**  *^  the  enemy, 
could  be  sent  to  STard  ttem     TM.  5*?  "°*"  »»  «cort 
»«for  Vanhorn,  with  a  de?«cl.min/^*^  ^"?  '^^"fided  to 
fifty  men.    On'his  se«^*d5^?^/l^r '  '^""^"'^  "d 
town,  he  was  suddenly  at2iclSl„r.n'''-^"*^  ^^o"- 
'^S"!*™  and  Indians.    SJn?M?r'"  *'**«  by  British 
mioedresistaiir*   !»^L  •       "ttlefortee  made  a  de*i.r- 

*Uf«I  Xe^wis  at  ,e^^r'"2!'"^«^  *>r  a  brave ISi 
J«petee«kiir;i'rd  L^^J^''™H8hto«;  wfththeloiiS 

tain.  GUcrease,  M^cXh.^' ^fS  "Jf^  ^°""'!«^-    Cap, 


^^f'l 


4 


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HWTORY  OF  TH^  VTAB.  55 

Scarce!/  had  this  detachment  left  the  camo  >t  fl.>.rf 
wich,  when  a  sadden  and  unlookeJf«r^.-^?  «  S^nd- 
.n  the  determination  of  the  commaidrrte*^;tte 

own  officers,  in  w.hom  they  confided     'Fh.  h;..I  J?  1 
■jent.  and  vexation,  whicfi  ensTdrcan  Z  te*?"*" 

them*7totma.7^^^^^^^^ 

ficientln  the  skill  and  abi'uy  nrcTsTr^t^*  '^"**5- 

of  August,  wheje  they  receivecl  the  intefii£ence  offi 

produnatMiitojoinoiirsUiidanl.        '"","«•">/ Hull  s 
■  ..kii'M!^'?  ""  "xT  ""  *"  '»'"'•  «-n»idered  iodisMn 


» 


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36 


HISTORY  OP  THE  WAR. 


.'■■'V' 


.4'A< 


gularg  ana  Indies,  g7<J:iS  •*"/  '•"''^"^^^•'nwts'ofnj 

beincreaged  Jurimr arifen!?-^!?  1  !?"* '"Ifif*' moreover, 
«  situated  oppi  Kown*K'"*^^'"K%'f ''"'  «'»»»'* 
up  a  temporiVbrwS^  They  h«|  also  thrown 

which  the  irreater  Dart  of  fPp^L^  !***  ^agagua,  behind  ,4 
lay  conceaKKe  AmpL.   ''?'''^  ."r**"  Tecumwsh,^*^ 

«=:;i  tr„  tde^r^taS^iF^^ 

menced  on  cao^in  Snoii:n»   .1:      "  "****  '«'««  com- 

This  corps,  undaunted  bv  fhi-  -.wi!?  •   ®  *n*n>J. 

ground u2«ithemaTnbSd/app^^^^^^^  ^  '^ 

sprang  UD,  and  with  the  reSFJ^  fi^.lZ.'TK"]^*  ^^^  "»• 


the  utmosTceierit7a"nd  coX\?  dr':;  unt  '*"^*''  ^*^ 
ed  a  brisk  fire,  an^d  thenXS  ?rL  Pfl  »  ^^^^^  T"' 
gave  way,  but  the  Indians  Ser  'xlv^^t^}?'^ 
themselves  to  the  woods  on  eak  side  S^hpjh^"§ 
with  desperate  obstinacy.  The  re^l«rf  iJ^  '  «^""^ 
returned  to  the  combat,  which  cUCdfo^Z^^J'*'*' 
witfi  equal  resolution.  The  stoutest  heaJteS*?"**' 
failed  when  thus  attacked  on  iTf  d^!-  k  "'Ir*  '»*^e 
hundred  savaires  S!5?^  /i!  "<*«■»  tr«ow  dian  five 

and  jelling]^  d'eKSnen^d  7*?  *"'*•'""'  "»*°»«r» 
abo/yofrLlars  DiSSSt  hl*5K  "*"*  **™«  '^»«» 
Wd  tie  muSetrt  of  the^S  Jf^  a*  ^^^  •"•"«»«» 
i^F'led their  attecki  «m  em^  1w? hkr*"****  }^^^^ 

re^eatingatthi^KftX^^^^^^^^^^ 


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■A 


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'^Si^':^. 


HPTOIIY  OF  THE  WAR.  „ 

Art.  w<Sid  h.«  f.C„%i  L^f  sfc'  ?"«"• 

Their  Ipsa  waa,  of  the  iWuljir.  ««  ?•..  .  -^"nencani. 
or  forty  wbunded,  butX^J^inln  *°  ^''h*»  '"^  *''»rty 
.  were  le^ft  ^  the  fifeld.  In  this  &  °T'1?*  '^""^'^i 
♦wo  hour.,  we  had  fifteen  kilLl*  T'"*''*  ^"ted  about 
ed. .  The  officer  who  chti!^^^  '•^I'*  ''^^^^  '^o«n<i- 
wire  captaX1^^h•3„1''^"«"•?*^  theinselvca 
and  ensign  Whirtler    S  „?Jl^  '^'i:*''**  *»^  P***". 

wbokepfposSLfLwSto^^^^^^ 
return  to  tfetroit.    Th L  wM^ni«  *  r"®****  ****«"  *» 
the  fatigue  which  hia  rnm,I!«!rk  J****  necessary  from 
engageSintofteXr^^^^^  the 

vjwbTe,  to  -send  a  fresh  Xachmir?  *''°"«''*  "°''«  «»- 
ultimate  object.  *»etachnient  to  accomplish  the 

4?er?rcn^Tno';'rb:^^^^  *'t  '^  -*»>- 

tain  Heald,  who  cimmanded  atCrJ^"  "^T'.-  ^^P' 
.  ^d  orders  from  Hull  tTZndoi  fh^f^'?^"'^'*  '''^^^' 
way  to  Detroit  He  accoSli^i*^'*  *?**.  "*''*  ''» 
property  to  the  care  of^ne  frfe^„d7v  iS  *''*  P?"'^*^ 
his  company,  about  fifty  r^Lull     ^  Indians  j  and  with 

ral  fiimiliesf  which  harresSnlrS^^  ^y  ««ve- 

his  march.  He  had  proceeded  uf  *'l!'  P'.*''*'  ^*  o«t  on 
the  beach  of  the  lakefXen  hi  was'I^'**!?'^*?'*^*  '^«°8 
H[/f  Mans,  who  occu^irthe  bt^^^ 
Heald  ascended  the  bank  j»nHY«..  u*  *l.  ^'^*  ^aptam 
until  they  had  gained  h^'  ^r  anS  J^"*  ^''  '"'"^  «">«» 
his  horses  and  WL     h^' i"^^  of 

pieceof  ground,1Khe  was  enabS?  .*'  ^  *»?«« 
dians  at  bav.  But  fin^inlT ♦!.  *  .®"*°'«d  to  keep  the  In- 
to yield  atLt,beacce^L^^^^^^^  T'*^  ^'  *^»°>Pe"^d 
an  Indian  chief.  tSI.!,*^"  ^^  ^^  Protection*from 
all  the  mUitia  ;  a  numhpYnif  regulars  were  kiHed,  and 
inhumanly  ^nMlrTJ^^^^:^^:^-;^-^^^^        ^ 

g-yaHetyofescape,;ttgl!fSi5X^^^^^ 


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38 


HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR. 


'■%. 


essential  advaXt'"  Trd'T^C  P'S^'^'^^r  *^^  »« 
the  escort  at  thp  riv»r  n„:--     •  r^     .*""  '°  waiting  for 

that  it  „„  become  "nSbl.  LTS'"'""*!"':"'".  «■>■« 

l^een  received  from  Sal  HaT  A"' ''^  '"^^ 

gara  bringing  information  that  it  w^ctTS^  *'  ^''*' 
send  reinforcem^jits  *°  "'^  PO'*'«r  to 

troU^aJd  l^tfetettuhr'  1  P''"?-  «PP-*«  »«- 
•    teries.    GnZirSn!l'^''^l^'''^ 
ed  at  SanLichTXndoi:..T'/'''^'""^  vvhocommand- 
overt«Detrof,ithavinXp„^^^     P°'.'*'7'  *"^  ^'os,ed 
on  the  defensii     '11^e¥rS  *°  «^*  «"«'-e'7 

parations  for  he  assauft  nn  h  '  H^t  *^°««0"ed  their  pre- 
«.ori  the  Place  acSSipLied  hi  »  /"f  »  ^^g*"  «"•"- 
conhnancler  G^n    BrTk    lir^h     ?*°*'  ^i:'*"?  ^''^  ^""sh 

forces  at  his  disposarwarVant^dV^^^^^^^  '**S°°  **"'  <»'« 
in  these  words  J    'Mtisfarfrni     ***'"?'*'  concluded 

the  numerous  bodv  of  FiiH  a«l  "^  u  H^  "  °®  *^«»"e  that 
selves  to  my  tro»ps  will  £  hi  '''*°^''*''*  ****«''«d  them- 

ment  the  citest  Joicel  X"  -^'  « "^'™'  *'''  •""■ 
ed  to  enter  into  suc™comHtion  J^  ^n*  ^1-^r »"?  ^"P""" 
scrupulous  sense  of  honour  U.!f. ""'"  f  *'?fy  t^e  most 
and  major  Glegg  a  e  fully  ;uth^S«lH°?*  ""f  *?*l*onaId 
arrangements  tTatmrtLH^Jn^^  1**?°**^  •»*<»  any 
effusiln  of  blood  ''     ^         ***  P'"''^*"'  *»»«  uiinecessarj 

To  this  8««mons  an  answer  was  i^turned,  that  the 


1:1- 


^. 


vv., 


M*" 


V/ 


M-  y 


ami  biehir 
ctive  of  no. 

A  despatch 
waiting  for 
■hat  in  con- 
chment,  it 
irther,  and 
cient  force 
lain  where 
"avourahjft. 
in  attempt 
o  another 

the  coun- 
filler  arid 
fiftj  men, 
3res8  had 
gat  Nia- 

power  to 

Mite  De- 
cting  bat- 
ommand- 
'  crossed 
:  entirely 
;heir  pre- 
to  sum- 
'■  British 
that  the 
•ncluded 
'  to  join 
are  that 
d  thein- 
the  mb- 
dispoB- 
le  most 
Donald 
ito  anj 
cessarj 

bat  the 


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"■W 


HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR. 


39 


fort  would  be  defended  to  the  la^t  extremitv     Th^  n.i 
^tr^tllsV^"^'**'^^"'  b  tte^iera;^!-  eo'^l^tinurd- 
J^^Sl^eteX?^ 
irnSLT"-"^:  »t  was  discoveled  that  the  Brit  sh  were 

^i^rT^'^'^^'P^r^  ^«"«'  under coveTof 
tneir  ships     To  prevent  the/landine  from  the  fort  at 

this  moment,  was  a  matter  iApossibfej  tl?e  own  lyin* 

&*V*  »??.*'>«  "vet-.    «,*trfHullh'ad  not  neSf 

i^ninJV^''"''^"'?'  ''e>5ghthave  effectual^pre. 
vented  It,  by  erecting  batter/es  on  the  bank,  where  thet 

eTSiSn- "'^*^^^T•  ^  strange^tant^seeS^ 
ed  to  attend  this  unfortuna/e  man.  The  enemy  havin.r 
landed,  about  ten  o'clock  fvanoed  towards  th7fort?f 
the  5oS  7"'  *"**  t^^e'veldeep.  From  the  position  of 
i„nJ^'  ^If^u"/  '^'■^  '^"»'»'ed  to  approach  within  two 
hundred  yijrds  before  its  ^uns  could  be  brouoht  to  belr 
being  thus  far  sheltered  ly  the  town.  The  American 
Idvr„rr  fc-^a»^'<^'T'y  disposed  to  preTntS 

teers,  occupied  the  towO,  or  were  posted  behind  pickets 
whence  they  could  annoy  the  enemy's  8^.  the  rP* 
gulars  defended  the  fort,^and  two  twLty  four  Vounders' 
Charged  with  grap«j,  were  advantageouslV  posted  on  an 
Eminence,  an<f  coulc^  sweep  the^hole  If^hTLZfs 

st?n*«lowll  T  °''!.  ^•*"'**  .expectation :  the  daring  foe 
Jtill  slowly  advanced^  apparently  regardless,  or  uncon     • 

^oK  possession  ot  these  troops,  when  orders  were  isauixl 
fdr  them  to  retire  to  the  fort :  and  the  artiller^  ITl 

ItZ'^T'''  ^1?«"  •*  '^^  tho'u^t  the  Br     h  ^;?e  ^d 


m 


:S 


J 


vv.> 


%-'l. 


s*,.*^ 


■■""""»-«»t''S™- ««•»««»»•» 


*'~"4r*  fe^  ■ 


V  ^^■''•'^.yla 


40 


HI8T0RY  OF  THE  WAR. 


fL 


pencTed  from  the  wall^  A  fin'ti^rnffi  "''™'.^^^^  ^a«  ^"s- 
ta-n  the  cause,  for  this  surrenlr  ^'^*'"  ''^^^  "P  *«  ^ceF- 
ed  to  the  assai  ants  A  caS"'»*-  "°  '*  "nexpect- 
out  even  stinulatin^  the  tS  Wn'^r  '^''''^  '^^^' 
"pressthefiMlinjtsof  thri^'  .^ordsare  wanting  to 
they  considered  themselves  bat flT?  ^"  ?'«  '^'^'"io"  J 
rendering  to  an  infSaXce^&^^^^^^  inthussur-' 

they  were  firmlj  convinced  t£r/k?f  "°S  agon,  when 
power.  They  hid  provTsions  for  »^^^^^^  '^^^  «  their 

were  provided  witf  d[  le  J^uis  1^*  ^'^*^*"  '^^J'*  «"d 
Ihev^ere  compelled,  thus  Sn-^sr  ."!i""i*''*°»  <>f  wa*-- 
and  to  surrender  lum??  hum  hated,  to  march  out. 
The  British  took  Lm!55!'''^*  prisoners  at  discretioiu 
•H  tbTpublick^p  0^^^^^^^^  P227  of  the  fort,  w?S: 
there  were  fortv  h^Sli/  r  contained  j  amongst  which 
of  fixed  t4ntyfc^;//2^«^^  ^"'-  'l^^drfd  roundJ 

ball  cartridges,  t^o  thousand  fiv'K°%''"5'^''***  *^o««a°d 
twentv-five  piiea  oHrnn       Ave  hundred  stand  of  armau 

greate-f  numK  wh  ch  had"  k"'  *'*'^ ''''«'»'  ^^  ^^^ 
»nen<.ans  d„ri  J^^^  hj  the'  A- 

the"J?nL^fstsriJi•s„^t^     r--of 

wereaJso  formally  gn™ J     j"*^'5*  ^^  tHe  general. 

under  coloneKS^  lnr&ir«f  *'^*„^«^^^^^ 
under  captain  Brush  wl.^iJ"^i  "^  ^«^*  »«  the  party 

Orders Vd  been  ™2iaffl"^^^^^     «  the  capituritioX 

detachment  underIC  and  MfI!S!"8;  before,  for  tl» 

they  had  approached  a  W.ufficiJ^"'**'*  ?turo,  and 
ihe  movements  of  the  p«iJ^i"™?f"'*r  »o*»"  to  discover 
tuation,  mijht  enaWe  S{^±h   T*"  •^cidentalriT 
•enrice  dunV  the  attack     Ti,?"'*®''  "*•  "^^^t  material 
ailenee  whic^previKhe JeJirr  '"T'^*^  **  ^^ 
«d  <D  announce  the  conE.ni*7  r*^""®**^  ""^  "Pect- 
changed  into  raw,  when  fhlJ?  ***■'  .""fP""®  ^-^  sooi 
A  BStisb  offiJS^CtL?  Z.  '"♦T'i  *^*  capituiatioij      . 
•in,  to  coiiyey  X  TJn*     despatched  to  the  nver  Rai, 
WtgarnTcr^^it^;,**  J^^^^^^  Brush,  who^t 

.«ttEo«cer  «  c^SireSr't/::!!;^^^^^^^ 


'* 


■\r„^^^- 


pi/^*^%  -^}|!?5^:,^j/*'^iij. 


•nishment  of 
ion,  was  sas- 
!  up  to  ascev- 
»  unexpect- 
eed  to,  with- 
.  wanting  to 
is  occasion  $ 
in  thus  sur- 
agan,when 
I'asin  their 
n  days,  and 
ns  of  war. 
tnarch  out, 
discretion, 
fort,  with 
>gst  which 
red  rounds 
thousand 
id  of  arms;, 
'brass,  the 
bjthe  A- 

irrisons  of 
i  general, 
tachments 
the  party 
titufation. 
if  for  th« 
urn,  an4 
discover 
lental  si- 
materiat 
i  at  th« 
i  expect' 

as    soot 

tulatioQ, 
'er  Rai, 
whQ  at 

actualljr 
7  atorj 


fifStORV  OP  THfi  i'AR, 


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mit  to  thrcapituffin  I  arin^'STAlift^'*  '^  '^^• 
to  include  him,  and  determ  n«Jf  •  *  """  '"»'*  »<>  nght 
onto.  Me  Wt  delib^S  i  *?..  '*®*"™  *»  the  state  of 
the  publick  stores!  w^^^^  '^^^^^  desb-oy 

which  he  could  no  cT?^ aw^^*** i\ ''''Possession,  anj 
«^ight  be  used  as  a  pSxt  S'h»"*i.'^*^*'^*^"S  *''«tthis 
countrymen,  he  resoFv^  to  £ml  ^^  treatment  to  his 
part  orthe  volunteers  and  iS^*"^°"  *''*'"•  The^eater 
turn  home  5  but  the  7e^^ar?  Jl  V"  P«"n''ttecfto  re^ 
were  taken'to  Quebec^"^'  *''«**^*''  '''*^  ^^  general, 

«d  under  contribution,  whX  h;-  ;^  -^  fears,  was  plac- 

?P  a  thousand  frightfufpha^oms  '^'^*n  ^""Jur^d 
infprcements  unSer  colonefp™;*  "^  '»««o»fied  the  re- 
Jelieftothe  story  ttat  the  wh^pT"'  ""r^^*^*  '™P«eit 
tern  fur  compaoyf  under  llrruT  '  ^orthwes- 
»ng  J  nothing;in  iSct:  wLSL?  *'"''^"^^«s  approach- 

en  the  p.cturi,  or  tendto  ilfl^V^'^'^^^^^^^^i^t- 
While  ^n  the  cUrfk  gW-^!  t^  ^'*"'«  '^o™  him^lf. 

-ny  tHin.  against  ffidlirVomJh^dff"?^  *.°  ^«'«^^ 
,  porting  TiisaitiJlery.  «verv?Enl  •  ^^'^^  °^  *'-«n8- 
who  wants  the  nece^ssarrSLte  ^The'^i^v  (*  '^  *  "'^'^ 
had  been  wonderfully  jtrTn^th^LA  a''}'^!"  ^"»«ft 
moment,  general  Hall  JofN^fi  "*'*"**  *'  this  critical 
not  in  hit  powerVo  X,f  K^^^  ia 

done  but  to  ?ross  overt  Detro?;  *».^'?*'  '^«^"  ««""  bl 
inhabitants  of  Canada  Choh^?n,*''''i"2  *°  «''*°^»"  the 
»»«  protection  ;  to  flvl  befo^ft  '**  '^^'Pse'ves  under 
tempted  to  attack  orT,„olest  hi-  VTl^"'^  «^«»  *t. 
them  in  what  they  XTd  ^.v^  *  f  ?.  *''"«  encourage 
possible  to  aceomplZ  ''  P™^"^  ''*^«  though 

dicattn^ -i^^^^^^^^^^  laboured  vi„. 

few  of  them,  it  C  t,"e   wil^L  i°*^'*°  auxiliariesj but 


■  if 


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43 


wsToar  OF  the  war. 


'  and  M^ArthuHe  couM  L?;  —  *"*'''  "^  coloneU  Casg 
men  intrthe  field  TnH  T' '""'"« '"*^^*  *••»»  »«  "^-ndred 

be  expected  to*^Vrt''o^^th:1&^^^^^^  "''S^* 

wards  of  sLteen^h'undrrdr„"^^^^^  ^'  ^""^'^  "Pj 
•uperiour  to  th.t  nf  iH    n  ^  u*     T?"  *®'^<*  was  much 


<lre.dcd,  to  throw  offeverViirfS;!  IJi  V  '"?'"'='» 
•elves  our  foes     He  3.^       ?^  *"''  *'•«'•'•«  '!>«"•• 

c.dt  ^S.a\txfr*  "^  *«  -  ^^ 


4 


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led  it,  was 
^  Chippe- 
ies,  Sacks, 
rarming  in 
ind  every 
'iter  of  the 
as  the  ex- 
ited his  si- 
itdeplora- 
Dels  Cass 
c  hundred 
stitute  of 
:  whereas 
thousand 
ich  might 
_engaie. 
itia,  who 
force  up- 
^as  much 
ted  of  a- 
liich  was 
,  for  the 
Indians. 
f  the  offi- 

exagge- 
suflSced, 

Hede- 
the  eifu- 
oded  the 
have,fai- 
ping  the 
ins  rea- 
ptible-in 
so  much 
e  them- 
a  consi- 
the.pur- 
countrj 
ofblood 
regain- 


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HISTORY  OP  THE  WAR.         ^       4^ 

ed.    Although  this  became  the  field  of  dorr  wh^rA  «.«„ 

'  »J«ie'v^^iS^'"i  '"^  tt«  .ccurrence,  through- 
of  his  b,il.g  ibfe  to  defead  ht  ert  """  "'"'  °»°« 

-  twQ  iMt  Ee  ».^e„tedc/d  lite'"? ?  °P'"'»°  '  »»  «" 


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HISTORV  OF  THE  WAIt 


.       CHAPTER  n. 

N.T.1  Evenu-Cniise  of  Commodcre  Bogera-The   Preside,* 

ch«es  the  Belvidera-The  Constitution  capture,  the  GuelJ! 

nere-CapU.n  Porter  captures  the  Alert-Cruise  of  the  Presi. 

dent^Un.ted  States  captures  the  Macedonian-The  Wasp 

capture,  the  Prolick-Privateers-Sensations  excited  in  En^ 
l^lana. 


The  common  observation,  that  evils  do  not  come  alone 
.      but  with  others  linked  in  their  train,  xvas  never  more 

completely  refuted,  than  at  the  perioc^  of  the  mXtunes 
,     of  our  arms  in  the  west.     The  nation,  overspread  with 

gloom    ,n  consequence  of  t^is  unexpecW  diK.ww 

8uddenl:|r  consoled  iu  the  most  pleasing  manner     A  new 

worif  "ffeS.,a;'*  T  ^"•^-^""try,  and  Up^n  the 

«.u    V    I  !^  '''»<«*n  will  record  with  wonder,  the  sin- 

gular  /acMh^    the  same  year  which  saw  prostrated  fte 

.aespot  of  the  lantH  als..  beheld  the  pride  of  the  tyrant 

SiLTTnr"- P^*''/  ^"'"^''^J*•  ^  ^"««  "f  the  most 
brilliant,  and  wonderful  exploits,-  on  that  element,  at 

once  raised  our  naval  renown,  to  a  height  which  do  o  her 
had  ever^  attained,  and  which  excited  the  MtonUhment 
and  admiration  of  Europe.  «»t"i«»nineni 

At  the  moment  of  the  declaration  of  war,  a  squadron 
under  commodore  Rogers  had  rendezvoused  under  the 
orders  of  the  government,  ott' Sandy  Hook,  consistin"- of 
the  frigjites  President,  Congress,  ifnited  States,  and  tim 
brig    iornet.^Onthe  filsgof  June  they  puttoTa    n 
pursuit  of  a  British  souadfinr  which  hid  Sailed  as  tim 
conyo       J.  the  West  India  fleet,  the  pr^edtng  month 
)Vhile  thus  engaged,  the  British  frigate  Belvidera  waa 
<liscovered,  to  wTiich  they  instantly  gave  cW     Thl 

?ot  mThlS'""^'  'T^ '"  *^«  Ki^'u^til  ^a's? 
jSHr  m  the  afternoon,  when  the  President,  outeailing|he 
ether  i easels,  had  come  witlua  gua  shot,  she  opJSf  * 


irr 


a 


^jM.^^  r^Lif"^^ 


f't', if^kV*T'^ V'>**i^i' t"i  . 


Presiciei^ 
the  Guer* 
f  the  Presi. 
The  Wup 
Jtd  in  En- 


me  alone 
ver  more 
ifortunes 
ead  with 
iter^  was 
A  new 
ipbn  the 
the  sin- 
ited  Che 
!  tyrant 
be  most 
ent,  at 
to  other 
shment 

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ier  the 
ting  of 
tnd  the 
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HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR. 


45 


fife  with  her  bow.  guns,  intending  to  cripple  the  Belvi- 
dera,  which  returned  it  with  her  stern  chasers.  The 
firing  was  kept  up  forten  minutes,. when  one  of  the  guns 
of  jthe  President  burst,  killed  and  wounded  sixteen  men, 
and  fractured  <he  leg  of  the  commodore.  By  thi?  acci- 
dent, and  the  explosion  of  the  passing  box,  the  decks  were 
80  much  shattered,  as  to  render  the  guns  on  that  side 
.  useless.  The  ship  was  thijn  put  about,  and  a  broadside 
fired,  but  without  the  desired  effect,  though  considerable 
injury  wasdone  the  Belvidera.  Tb^s  ijessel  having  thrown 
overboard  every  thing  she  could  spare,  now  gained 
ground.  The  chase  was  continued  until  eleven  o'clock 
at  night,  befoce  it  was  deemed  hopeless.  The  squadron 
then  continued  in  pursuit  of  the  convoy,  whicn  it  did 
not  give  over  until  within  sight  of  the  British  channel : 
then  stood  foi:  tlje  Island  of  Maderia,  and  thence  passing 
the  Azores,  stood  for  Newfoundland,  and  thence  by 
Cape  Sable,  arrived  at  Boston  the  SOth  of  August,  having 
made  prize  of  several  British  vessels ;  but  owina  to  the 
haziness  of  the  weather,  they  were  less  successful  than 
might  have  been  expected. 

The  frigate  Essexvwent  to  sea  from  New-York,  on  the 
third  of  July ;  the  Constitution  sailed  from  the  Chesa,- 
peake  on  the  twelfth  j  the  brigs  Nautilus,  Viper,' and  Vix- 
en, were  at  the  same  time  cruising  oflTthe  coast ;  tfie 
sloop  of  war  Wasp  was  at  ^ea  on  her  returafrom  France. 
I'he  Cpnstitution,  captain  Hull,  had  sailed  from  An- 
iiapQlts  on  the  5tfa  of  July.  On  the  morning  of  the  irth, 
off  Egg  Harbour,  she  was  chased  by  a  ship  oTthe  line,  the 
Africa,  and  the  frigates  Shannon,  Guerriere,  Belvideri^ 
and  JBolus.  The^  vessels  werp  approaching  r«pi41j 
with  a  $ne  breeze,  while  it  was  ntarly  a  calm  abeut  th^ 
Constitution.  At  sunrise  the  next  morniftg,  escqie  froip 
U»e  enemy  was  almost  hopebss,  as  they  were  then  witM^ 
five  miles.  The  Constitution  was  theretbre  cleared  for  a<v- 
tion,  determined  to  make  a  desperate  resistance.  The 
enemy  still  drawing  near,  captun  Hull  resolved  to  mftM 
another  effort  to  eficape.  Boate  were  sent  ahead,  with 
AQchors  for  the  purpose  of  warping,  there  prevailing  al- 
m»i «  caloi.   The  others  finding  the  Cunstitatiou  gaioiqg 


4.'' 


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46 


HISTORY  OP  THE  WAR. 


upon  them,  pesorfpH  tn  tu^  * 

•        ;:«;?r^^^"*'»^^'^^^r'S:rP'^'«"*;      The  chase 
•ght  breezes,  and  partly  wSn^'^'Pf/^'^ 
"the  squadron  was  lek  enUrd v  S  J^V?*!   ^^^  Sotlf.^'whea 
from  80  great  a  disparity  oSr'  "'^''S'^*'    This  escape 
serving  a  high  ranff'^avfe         considered  as  dS! 
n^'red  at  the  time.  asSin^lf'    '•^"'^  ^**  """ch  ad- 
The  advantage  to  the  fiSh Tn'/h-P'r"''  "*»*'ca»  «ki". 
aWe,  when  ^1  reflecUhit  thl  r  f  "  ^''*'^'  ^*«  consider- 
af'stanceofalltheboaioff;!  "'"T*  ^^ssel  had  the 
of  towing.    The  suneriorltl    f  ^^"aji'-on,  for  the  purpose 
jeamansCip  alone  PSfunl'K'"  """'  ^«»  thaW 
terwards  proved  in  a  most  K"ri*^ur**  ^o'nctimes  af. 

Seitb'ertnte  Se '^l*'^^^^^^^^^^^^^         -o^  of 
and  a  chase  instanfi.      *^''"*''»  *  ^«S8«'  hove  in  si^ht 

v^ed  to  be  the  oSerrone  "?T;-  J*^^^  «»»»  ^O" 
British  navjj  and  S 'C  °  H  ''^^H'S^t^  «« the 
contre,  as  she  backed  her  Zn  T^'^f'^'^/^'^'^^he  ren- 
Constitution  to  come  down  Th/^P""'''  ^*'t'"?  ««•  the 
occurrence  to  our  braveter's  aI/hJ.7'  \  T'*  desirable 
time  been  in  search  or-nl'  '*^.*"'sfrigate  had  for  some 

a  formal  chalK  to  «S''*"/"S**«' having  ri^^^^ 
She  had  at  onT^fVr  JstK''  f  ^he  ^a-e^^ass      ' 
name  was  inscribed  in  iT^ll^^  ^  ^'^'  <"»  which  her 
wnade,  and  on  anoS.pl  i  ^   character?,  by  way  of  eas- 

inallusion  t^the  b^l^^^'^^'l^/:"^ 

given  that  vessel    hi?    '1^'  '^'^'ch  the  President  bad 

rooked  ii;:t,ii  oft"  '^r"'  j^^  ^^^rZ^s^ 

ceedinglj.  anxious  „1a7ntPe^g;,???  affected  tobeex- 
enemj.    The  Constitot^on  ho:n    l**!""®''  '^™'"  the  new 
now  bore  down,  ^^-171  Jf*'^'''  T^^  ^^'  action, 
It  was  the  intention  of  canSnlSi^fu'^'?*''"-    ^t  fi^^t 
action  immediately ;  but  o^;Lj""'  *°  "?""«  her  to  close 
gave  a  broadside  {nd  ailed  aw'i^  Tk*^'"  gun-shot,  she 
broadside  on  £he  other  taclrJ^f/'  *i*"  ''O^^  giving  a 
now  continued  weaHnl  InT  **"*  "^'^hout  effect!    Tfier 
for  three  qua4«X?hourTeT''"?'  '"^  ^'^"^  «'^-^ 


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^        fllSTORl^  OP  THE  WAR. 

her.    CaptaCK   «/^h  '  J^*''\?'^  ^  come  up  with 

taking  tbfs  conduct  on  the  oart  offhl  a  ^  ^^  *"«'"^'  ">*»' 
.    Jer.  (Sr  want  of  skill,  cSued  to  nn^."'"?!'.'^'^'""*"- 
sides  with  a  view  to  rrTr.!    l-  °  P"^''  ®"'  *>  s  broad- 
Constitution,ToU  gufflLJi%-56«"J^^^   JroX 
officer  twice  come  on  deckwiS,  .-Sf        /'''eadj'  had  an 
of  the  men  had  be^nffi  A^^fi^f""'"**'^ 
cpew,  though  burninff  w  h  imL^^ "^  ^""^l     ^he  gallant 
the  orders  V  therfommaSS     1^1  ''''"*'^  '^^'''ted 
looked  for,  at  last  arrived     8«tnn    * ''^  moment  so  long 
'«$  seconded  the  views  of  •7fl^!"?'*^''  Ajlwin,havt 
skill,  in  bringing  the  v^L,.t,H*P^'I'  *'"»  adm^able 
ed,  orders  wie  aivL Tt  fiL  !f'"^  V^^  station  intend! 
fire  broadside  aftKoadside^n^n  ''  ^^"'"^  ^^^>  ^^  ^  ?o 
-     crew  instantly,  discovered  fh»'  V"^  succession.    The 

ntoit,with  JirespTrtlhecirc^^^^^^^  *"^  «»t^'-eJ 

to  inspire.    Never  wasVn v  ^"^^"^^taice  was  calculated 

teen  minutes  the  vL.7lU.{;?"Tu^  dreadful.    For  fif. 
co.rtinuedoneblaze;a^^^^^^^^^^^ 

%p  intermission.    The  enemv W       '"'''^'•H^'th  scarce 
^e  boapd,andhe  8t<S,5  e TpJid   o  r^*  ^^gonebj 
swept  his  decks.     Th?  Gue^rierA//*'''"^  ^'•«' «^hich 
maftageable  j  her  hull,  riS Tml  i?lf  T"" , J"'^"'^  "«- 
^vben  the  Constitution  Sptd  to  L.T'^^'^''-^^''"  5 
At  th.8  moment  lieutenant  ffl  in  «fi^  J-^'  °"  ''o*"' 
lis  mannes  on  board,  wis  kSled  bv  ,""P^l"S  *°  *hrew 
the  enerajr  shot  aheid,  but  cottld^nn.  ?"^^''  ''^"' ^n^ 
the  wind.    A  raking  fire  no^  rn3  "«*  be  brought  before 
nutes  longer,  whel  hTs  ^inmrsird  I"*"  ^^«««  ^^• 
taking  witTi  them  evei-y  "na?  ptI  ♦^  ^''?'"*»t  went, 
«n  seeing  this.  tJie  &l^ce\sed&  ^'^  ''^^P^t- 
Minutes  past  five  £e  surrefdered    '«  r    .u'^*  twentylfive 
fays  captain  Hull/"  afte^we lot  foi.V"  f''"'*^  minutes," 
enemj,  she  surreLered,  «&  i/. "°°«  "^«  o^  the 
and  her  hull,  above  and  below  walr       \  ^P"'  standing,       * 
fjw  more  broadsides  must  haTe^rri^^r^"*'^^,  that  a 
««er„erew.ssomuchdaJ:KraS^^,t^^^^^^^^^ 


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48 


HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR. 


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to  bring  her  in ;  she  was  therefore  set  fire  to  the  next  daj, 
and  blown  up.  The  damage  sustained  by  the  Constitu- 
tion, was  comparatively  of  so  little  coniecpience)  that  she 
actually  made  ready  for  action,  when  a  vessel  appeared 
in  sight  the  next  day.  The  loss  on  board  the  Ouerriere 
M/ta  fifteen  killed,  and  sixty -three  wounded :  on  the  side 
of  the  Constitution,  seven  killed  and  seven  wounded. 
It  is  pleasing  to  observe,  that  even  the  British  commander, 
on  this  occasion,  bor^testimony  to  the  humanity  andse- 
^erosity,  with  which  he  was  treated  by  the  victors.  l%e 
American  frigate  was  somewhat  superiour  in  force,  by  a 
few  guns,  but  this  difference  bore  no  Comparison  to  the 
disparity  of  the  conflict.  The  Guerriere  was  thought  to 
be  a  match  ^r  any  vessel  of  her  class,  and  had  been  rank- 
ed amongst  the  largest  in  the  British  navy.  The  Con- 
stitution arrived  at  Boston  on  the  twenty-eighth  of  Au- 
gust, having  cagtu red  several  merchant  vessels. 

This  glorious  event,  as  may  welt-be  conceived,  spread 
the  most  unbounded  joy  over  the  whole  country.  The 
gallant  Hull,  and  his  equally  gallant  officers,  were  re- 
ceived with  enthusiastick  demonstrationi  of  gratitude, 
wherever  Uiey  appeared.  He  was  presented  with  the 
freedom  of  all  the  cities,  through  which  he  passed,  on  his 
way  to  the  seat  of  government,  and  with  many  viduable 
donations.  Congress  voted  fifty  thousand  dollars  to  thp 
crew,  as  a  recompense  for  the  loss  of  the  prize,  and  the 
executive  promoted  several  of  the  officers.  Sailing  mas- 
ter Aylwin,  whg  had  been  severely  wounded,  was  pr^ 
moted  to  the  rank  of  lieutenant,  and  lieutenant  Morriijj^ 
who  had  been  also  wounded,  was  promoted  to  the  rauK 
of  post  captain.  Thisafiair  was  not  less  mortifying  to 
Great  Britain,  who  for  thirty  years,  had  in ^no  instance 
lost  a  fri^te  in  any  thing  like  an  equal  conflict 

The  publick  mind  was  now  continually  exeitedbr  some 
new  series  of  naval  exploits.  There  was  scarcefy  time 
for  one  Victory  to  become  familiar,  before  anotiier  was 
announced.  <  )n  the  7th  of  September,  commodore  l*or- 
t^r  of  tiie  Essex,  entered  the  Iteiaware  after  a  most  active  ' 
and  successful  cruise.  He  had  sailed  from  New-York  on 
the  thiid  of  July,«nd  shortly  after  fell  in  with  ateetof 


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iiQrclulntmen  under  oonvnv  ««•  -  r  •    x 
at  a  difltaoce  until  niStdLr^  **  'ij**?':    ''«^n«  'tept 
dwd  and  fifty  sow3  on  K*  ^!U  ^'^''."^  ''ith  a  huS. 
for  14,000  doTkrt Tthe  men  t"^Ji  ^^ch  wa.  ransomed 

war.    T^e  commodore  rei^7Jd^n  J?  "f  .?"""«  *''• 
jJpoT^Va;, „  infh J'i^'  t*  '•«<',«<?  had  with  him  I 

fiigate,  whili  the  con^oTlere  W  .^"1  '"5'«^*^  ^^^ 
could  then  have  captiSd  Thi  J^!S!  S"?**''*^'  «"**  he 
•everal  »ail,  and  Wni^„  Vk«  ^''i  '^•**'  conmting  of 
cludinir  the  crew  .nd*lJ  thousand  men  on  hoard,  in- 
the fiJex ftSlin  ,Sth TS??!^    ?" ^''^  l3th orXSi 

"listaken'thls  fnStX°t^^^^^^^  Alert  ha'd 

pursuit,  and  tictMrcomm^^^^ 

running  down  and  ^uSngTbr^dslde  TnS^jTS''  '^ 
When  she  struck  her  colnSr- Ju.I  Vl  "***  ***«  E*«ei. 

ed,  hut  she  had  seveS^lfir  "*«  ^"^  wound- 
'  fri^  did  not  suffer  the^liirhl!;^'"  "*  ?'*;:  *'°''^-    The 
Jern«embarrassenith  hi«&l'"J"'^^^  ^<>«-  Sorter,  ^ 
hundVe<l  in  number  coUrl2£I?"*^*' ''''°  exceeded  five 
a  cartel,  for  the  purL^roi*^!"^         *t*  ^'••"t  i«fo 
8"ns  were  th«,^;TvSwf  ?«!  Z  "^^'T*    ««•• 
proceed  toSt  John's  WS^JL        ^  J**?  ordered  to 
of  the  Essex.    tK  BrWsh  ri^^T"*^  ?^»  'ieutenant 
t«rted  strongly.  ISnrt  the  nST**/"**  *^»t  ?»««  Pro- 
ed  vessels  iStJ  JSS's  bul'Tt^iSJr"*'***"*  ^^*'"- 
W  consequeitee  of  the  ittentinn  ™f  •  u  ****^  ^  '«''">•«» 
M  uni/orrolvsWn  to  Sk^'^''*^'^^^ 
*l»e  propos^  J,d,  *L     ^it  P™'*""^  tpS^ent  to 

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the  northward,  %  which  the  fiBMxgavechaM,  bittlM 
VHDds  being  light,  the  made  her  escape.  The  Biaex  WM 
afterwards  chased  fay  the  two  «hips  seen  to  the  soiflli^ 
wiard,  but  escaped  in  the  night  by  akilAil  malKtoavrtv* 

On  the  8th  of  Oct<rf)er,  a  squadron,  consisting  tillh^i^ 
Pi%sident,  the  United  states.  Congress,  and  the  Aimm^ 
sailed  from  Boston  on  a  cruise.  Un  the  lSth,the  l^plted 
States  and  Ams,  parted  from  the  rest  in  ante  ^wisd; 
A  few  days  afterwards,  the  Fresidcmt  and  Tonnvst  bad 
the  good  fortune  to  capture  the  British  packet  9wallow> 
with  200,000  dollars  on  board,  and  on  the  30th  of  DecdA- 
Mbr  arrived  afBosten,  after  a  very  snecessfol  cruise. 

The  Argus  was  not  less  fortunate  j  ^ter^parting  from 
the  squiUliiDn,  she  cruised,  in  every  dNtHtion;  between  th# 
conrinentand  the  West-Indies,  and  after  being  out  nine^ 

S-six  dayt,  she  returned  to  Nfew-Y4>rk,  with  prizes  to 
e  amount  of  two  hundred  thousSg^d  dollars.  I^e  made 
various  hairbreadth  escapes ;  at  one 'time  she  wis  chased 
bv  a  British  squadron  for  three  ^ys,  and  several  time* 
almost  surrounded;  she  wMtotfe  moment  within  irfiiol 
shot  of  a  74,  and  yet  in  th^|i|d8t  Of  all  this- peril,  sheac- 
tuatly  cimtured  and  miRtied  one  of  her  prizes. 

The  United  States,  tommanded  by  that  distingtiishcd 
officer  commodore  J^lc^tur,  soon  ifter  her  separation 
.  from  the  squadron,  bad  the  good  forttme  to  add  another 
victory  to  our  Naval  Chronicle,  not  less  glorions  than' 
that  of  the  Constitution.  OnitheS5th  of  October,  offtfitt 
Western  Islands,  she  fell  in  with  the  Macedonian,  captidn 
Carden,  a  fri^  of  the  largest  class,  caning  49  gate 
and  300  men,^'  The  Macedonian^  being  to  Windward,  ihe 
had  it  in  her  power  t»  choose  her  distance,  and  it  no 
time  were  they  nearer  than  muskeg  shot;  from  this  cir- 
cumstance, and  the  prevalence  of  ar  heavy  sea,  the  action 
lasted  nearly  two  hours,  llie  superiority  of  the  Ameri- 
can  gunnery,  in  this  action,  wiM  very  remarkable,  both  for 
its  greater  rapidity  andeffitct.  FVom  the  contiiHted  UiB^ 
of  her  guns,  the  United  States  was,  at  one  moment, 
thought  by  her  antagonist  to^  be  on  fire ;  a  mistake  of 
very  short  duration.  Onboard  the  Macedonian  ther« 
were  36  killed  and  68  wounded.    Slie  iMt  heMnainnast^ 


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rank,  of  whomthe  comnjodow  spoke  in  the  hidiest  term« 
Lie«ten«t  Alien  was  on  this  occLion  high!  A^la^^ 

«XiS.l  J?^^.P"^*    CpmniQdore  Decatur,  already  a 

SilthLfffijk*  ^«''!  »''»wn  to  oaptam  Hull :  nor 
JM  tfcere  denied  him  that  new  spec  es  of  praise,  which 

ters  z.'**'*?^«"^Ar<^"«ea«^enLiTifrr»i; 

S-J^y^etoiSi/nf  *^  *''*  T"2?'  *"  theprivatJ 

^tJtr::  "•^^-'-tn.'^t  waj^n'itT 


^it  m  safe  hands,  to  be  appropriated  to  the-^BSon 
#«i  maintenance  of  the  uobappfwphanfl.  sicha^o? 
Ujjeros^y  and  benevolence,  !Kserrto\  ^uedfroi 

«iI!;!k*^*"'P  °^*''*  "**'*»  ^^  ■«»''cely  time  to  subside 
when  the  wefcome  news  of  another  victory  wwVeceiled  t 

fo^e^^IL'''*':,*"^*'"^  •»"«*  decidedly  s^iirioi7  in 
fo«e,«^  under  drcumstances  the  mostfavKte  to 
fcira.     ITns  was  the  capture  of  thebrie  Frolick  of  m  «..2 

«  a;  ?ar«f  S.r''"  '^**'^  *^*  ^ecUvation  of  war,i3 


ar.i'?i!!!*rj'  8!^*j»°  which  the  wi^isii;;)^: 

rtlie  following  di^, 


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HISTOpr  OF|iH«  WAIfc 


"«/  were  discovered  to  b^  «Tr  mf.  l    x  l?"*^'"*®™'"* 
duras  to  England,  under  a  stroZ  '''""** ^'^"^^♦fr^^Hw^ 
two  8hip8,aFm'ed  with  gfrLn    ^  ^'^"^o^of  *  brig  AiS 
^  Proved  Vbe  theVoli^^TwPk'!^''^"eA^^ 
f^  h-nrf  wb  le  the  othe«  mad^Jl jl      ^57?$?''  dipped  b«. 
paned  fo.  action,  at  32  m  ^J ,,  „?t*  J^^P* be&gpre- 
w«»dwa7d  in  handson^Ttyrihln  f^'^K:**'"*  ^^^  *» 
^  tbey^mj's  cannSf  a7d  m^si:^.?'*  »;«•»  ^as  begun 
wf,  and  approachinjr  still  nearpr Ihl-^l.  ^'»» ''M  'etum- 

pTTant  CCe^eTo f:rr A%f '^^^^ 
'7  ••0"Sh,  the  muzzles  „ri»  B®  *«*'»«»"«  exceeding- 
times  ulider  wS^r?  ThI  EniHilf  IP  !i^°*  T'*  ««»*- 
rwe  aothattheiV^S^ot  ws!X?5hS^'*  **  ***••  *«»» 
ed  the  rigKing  of  the  AmJriSns  I  ST  w  '"^^^  *^*^*^'»- 
tn»ry,  6red  as  she  sunk  ««1  '  ^  ^"^P*  <«  *e  con- 
hler  iitagonS     The  ivSs  *n«7  &  *?"»«>  «»«  hull  of 

and  theTresumed  her  PosTtLr   Th?  J^l^l!,"^^*  •»«*•» 
evidently  slackened  ftnVNhiw       "®  ?«» ick's  fire  had 

until  in  tTie  Iwt  broadsfd?  tS^f  ?'  ^'t^H^l'^  "«*^  her, 

their  rammers.  irwisSowdfej**"!^*'!**,'**'.  "^«  '^ith 

Kiped  on  the  WspV  whL  .rrS^  ^P""!?  "P  "^ 
another  ■»•!«««     fi"^        .'^®  "*  'o"^  one  Lauf  and 


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>tight  proper 
lymoriiiiift 
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ong,  which 
dropped  b«. 
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le  dowB  to 
was  begun 
'88  return', 
rought  ^er 
last  of  the' 
i  maintop* 
I,  render- 
Bit  of  the 
Hzentop. 
Kceeding- 
Bre  sonie- 
ir  vessel 
or  touch?^ 
the  con* 
i'e  hull  of 
ikcd  her, 
fire  had 
u-ed  her, 
de  wiUk 
■  bj  th« 
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rtergir^; 
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therig- 
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:    Hisioaar  ii  Ti^  WAfi. 

^tt^  ^  MMWom  witnessed.    As  he  advaBcad  th« 

fcwe'rJlItifr  *'^t^"*'^^*'»  «»b"S-    The 
vSKm  d^iS    VJ"«:  ^h^*-*  Mng  no  searaan  left  to 
St  «n?£?Tj  ,i»«')enant  fiiddle  leaped  into  the  riir. 
£  iSlf ^l''*"'***.  ^  ^'""'n  '^  hw  owrhands.   Thw 

of  Mifk  X?^'   -"rrfete  j^ssessiorw'as  Its 
wo  rroncKyaiter  one  «tf  the  most  bloody  conflirfa  «nir 

unteSl^V^i'Vn**"^-  The  cJndJSS^ISlJ 
birth  d*rk«i^^*?*  inexnr^ibly  shocking.  The 
wwndS .  l!UB&^\  with  tfteilead,  the  dying  and  the 
SrdealiSlBSSf '  ""^'^^  r^  after/ell,*coyerii^^ 
inelancholy  w^SPr^^  Jejying.W  a  most 

sur^n  »L^  *•  .^aP*«"»  Jones  int  on  board  his 
theKLi  '^r'!?""*'^*"'"*^'*  '''«««»<"  iatheir  relief,  to 
ts"&killtenf;  ^^'  '?»«•»  board  the  Sck 
«J1  t;iS     i*5  *"'*  ^*y  wounded  j  on  boari  the  Waan 

Sie  moi?*H'.°-  ^^*  «''^*Jyr «"»^««^'  This  wL  ctS? 
we  most  decisive  action  fought  during  the  war     ThI 

r^«».-   t*  *''*  Poictiers,  captain  Beresford.  "^   ^ 

Mptain  Jones  spoke  of  all  his  officers  and  men  in  hand 

celebrated  combat,  was  touched  upon  with  all  Uiat  m  J«    ' 

^Tluir^:^:1''''^T'^^'    As^manTl' 
weot  JacfcLang,  fromiChestec  county,  Pennsvlvanii 

Sr^S^KSi'^^^J  ''*'^''»^  been  twice  impreTsSd^by  t£ 
ciSil't^'***'  ^^thw  occasion,  witkunus^bSery 
tember*'  Th^r*  ?^f  ^-York  tc^ard.  the  la^JTeS 
YoH?  !^H  iLi  '^'»5'eg»sjat>»'-e8  oftMassachusetts,  New^ 

presented  hira  %»ith  their  thanks,  and  several  elS 
E«H%??  P'«««»/J plate,  and' the  Co^ess  o?fh* 
yn  ted  States  voted  him.  his  dftcers.  and  crew  «5  rSS 

w>  bnngin  the  Fitoiick.    lie  was  soon  after  promoted  to 

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2f p.  §^n«r»" J  constructed  for  sKft  gS^  StJ 
^hich  th«f  Americans eftcel  every  XJ SS2S*  in  *Il" 
contests  thev  «Yhik:f«ii  *i.I   ^  people.    In  their 

manded  |«r  cpttt  Moffiit  OnX  ^r?  «f  a1^27: 
fell  in  with  ti*o  arinpil  ahin.  If«  j   «i  **  Aogatt  hi 

captured  them  hiS  fci  P^'  .  *'.^***''  ?  ««▼••«  •ction* 
•»S  ofX^nti*^;:^'*  ^  »°*  •"«  ««  ^i»«*ore  than* 

6flf:j':iPks"'Si:^^^^^^ 

«nd  for  hractiii?i?in^l  *'"  °^*\*  enemy's  ressete. 

M  the  WoS^nJCh^^^^  H« 

commodore  B/okVl^ jlr.    '^^"'^**  ^^  *  sguadroii,  undef. 

■■•  entertS  f^tst  prtSe^rSTJr  ?".«>- P^jX 
hia  •KnloWa  Crj        I  L  .     ">  *""  theimtatobn  which 

aoon  becami  unleiStood  tLv  i «.      *  "'*!'»P«P«"-    « 
under  the  same  reSnsIl  l^S  ''^^ 

sUnce  in  which  thfy  Jittered  fr«t?h„     *?!*'  '  ^•'*^""* 
that  in  feet,  pritSeVupX  wm  not  L  °  ^'^V'*^"? » 


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jliijMjMe  i»rt;  and  that  the  gallantly  display 
jMTd  these  vessels,  bestowed  alSost  as  much  Limr  ^ 

i^Z*  ♦?  ******  ••^.  •  P"*'"*^''  ^^'^^ter ;  there  weJlS 
tterefore,the  same  inducements  to  correctness  of  deport- 
Sf^S  '*  **"i"°*  •*  '*«*»»«*'»  however,  that  on  some  icca- 

S2ItV3"!i?S  -•J"''*^*'  r*?P*":*^  privateeramen  were 
treated  w^th  a  degree  ofliarshness,  and  even  crueltv, 
which  nothing  can  justify.  vrucuj, 

^g^j"**;*  ^*''»  one  ofow  oldest  and  most  distin- 
^  gafshed  naval  heroes,  but  who  had,  for  manv  vears,  M 
a  private  Ufe,  entered  this  service.  GommidoWSWS 
•iited  from  Baltimore  in  the  Rossie,  and,  in  the  courS* 
a  few  months,  did  more  havopk  in  the  British  commwcS 

Sl^     ^!7'"*°r!if*.  '^^i?    *hl*^«ch  cruisers  for 
?!  IJe  fame  of  tins  ^lant  olBcer  was  already  weB 

known  to  the  enemy,  particularly  i^  the  captor  of  bne  of 
£e  rewlItiJn      ""  "^""^"*""'  ''®'*«*»  *^e  *'onk,  during 

.i^S^fii"  ?|  i?°"*"*l  berinning  of  our  ntvalwarfar^ 
«inst Great Bntam.    In  tie  cojrseofa  fe#  monSr 
^0  of  her  finest   frigates  surrepdered,   eachXr  5  ' 
few  tfinutes  fightings  and  a  most   dedded  victcJy^ 
Mined  over  an  adversary ,  confessedly  superiour.    bZ  * 

hundred  and  fifty  vessels  were  captured  from  the  ewroy. 

I?  iJ!"""%*5f  °  *^'^*  "•'^"'»*"'*  P"/«n«"  take".  Upw«^' 
of  fifty  oftiiem  were  armed  vessels,  and  carryiL  five 

kllm^i';;'*  nr*^-*"*u8un8.    To'co„Lrba7ari?etWr 
immense  loss,  the  enemy  had  but  a  small  account  Bythe   • 
cruise  of  commodore  ftodgers,  our  merchantmen  ^hsd 

captured  was  but  triiing  cbmpared  to  theii^.  The  FrSck 

i?..  ^'^^aZI  "ir*  '*^"»  ^*''«  "^P^^^  in  •  way  to 
give  no  credit  to  the  captors.    Two  other  smailef  ves- 

J^enZStrJ  ^*Plr^  [y  '«»"'\?/«°«  ^  ^^  first  1  4V. 
twentieth  of  Julv,  the  schooner  Nautiliis,  of  twel^  ijunr 

commanded  by  lieutenant  Crane,  captured  by  the  frWta 
Shannon,  the  leading  ship  of  the  sqiadron.     The  V^n 
^was  captured  the  twenty-second  of  Noverakr.  bv  th«      ' 
Northampton  frigate,  Sir^JamesYoe.   NotToSjjtfte^r  Sj 


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licklj  thanked  bv  «7j»«      ^^e  occasion^  he  was  pub, 

declined,  as  he  could  n?t7iX«fL    •*"•"'''  «T"»wlj 
in  which  hig  officers  anil  rl?  ^fffjemng  any  benefits^ 

g«HM» office  '*°'' *"*«  """•'J'  "fabraMui 

the  proclamatioK  ^u?/e„err^^^  :  whereaa     - 

witK  idle  fustion     The  BrS  ^^J  T*  ^^  °?*"  ^"*^'« 
our  «bitaofB*rln».i  k    ^.""™  had  threatened  to  drive 

Bolation  for  thim   ;L*v^       '    .*i  howeTer,  sought  coii^ 
«?d  fming^SSlves  f^^^^^^^  P"^^»f?  ^«°«d;,    . 

iK.tl.in^ta.SeXwl^l'S^Sp^^^^^^^  !•» 

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5?e"SriJ?n*ral'^t  f '^"^  ^ ^*7  Stance. 
.»d  ahe  tur?ed  hT  etenrfour?*?*^'?"  *i"  ^^^^ 
might  contend  on  e^lllSr^^"' ^''^  ^P^*^*  *^^^  ^^ 
•wrilj  account  for  t1?e  Ifcr* » *"'  she  coaldnoti^r    • 
nagement  of  the  8hiM  a^a^^^"*  soperiority  in  thenJ-: 

cZnitteerS  iS       ^Ty*  **«  •«*  «>"  f^ 

might  learn  to  cope  with  this-nSTthS  !S'  *^^*^^y 
e»t»*ordinar/  enemy.    iJSi  <SSd^  h  "^^  ^kI"**  ™°«' 

•OVSREION8   OF    t/e  flEAa^a    Si™  ^   .***"? ''"* 

thedo«i«on  of  the  air  ol-  ;he  iten?  SSt'^h^^ 
permisaion  not  a  sail  eoJid  be  ap,^  A!!*!^  ^'^^^ 
completelv  humbled  bv  one  of  YhT    '     ®^  ^*"*  "**»»* 


CHAPTER  lU. 

Defence  of  Fort  Harrwon-Colonel  C«npfceU'.  Ei^^diuT 


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HWTORY  or  TUB  WAB 


jfPMiMylYaBiatnd  Yirwnk  exhibited  ffre«t  alacSiT 

^  ^ii?i  JT -!?•  ^•^^f^'^aed  «  the  bigfeestS. 
g"*«'    i'lvil  puranits  were  &lmfMiM««^.i,..   ZLii.  ^II_ 


STmiHK:.  SIm  ■****■  ."S'  themgelve.  to  wor(  in  p^p^^ 
ftSnl"*^  ctotWaaatid  knapsack,  for  their  relajliwSnd 
friends,  and  cheerAiny  contributed  from  their  hoBMbSd 
*  stockjaucKarticle^as  their  soldiers  iniaht  ^mS*  r«» 

tte  next    There  prevailed  every  where,  the  mosta^n^ 

itlS'^^lr  »*"??"•    Thiadmirition^^cTK 
weites,  IS  not  lessened  by  the  reflection,  that  tto v  weJJ 

bat  acting  in  i^f^efence-;  for  excepting  in  thTJiSJ^ 
•etdemeats,  and  merely  on  the  fromieF,  there  wTbut 
httle  to  apprehend  if^m  the  Indians  s  thrsTtttointo 
banng  bpcome  so  considerable  in  the  westemrtSSffi 
^would  be  unppssible  for  the  enemy  to  ^SSfilv 
T^ZY^'^ »^*"»ted  by  an  enthusiastick  lovVefSuSSi 
J  ^nerous  spirit,  which  could  not  brook  the  thouStS 
^u'^P^'^f'L  '^^"*«^»  0''tb>t»  part  of  thetwri^S 
^\ur'*:i^^''\t'''Vf  '^  T*»"«** into  SitSd^f 
Iwrkpn!?®?^*!  ^'i®*u""'i**'"^  *''*^«"''  Which  was  now 
m^f  f„*  '  <»«P'»Je*»t»»e  character  of  a  free  people,  in  the 
most  interesting  point  of  view.  *^  »»««« 

Louisville  and  Newport  had  been  apoointed  m  th«i 
ll'^X^'^Sa^^^yons^fo'rthe  troops  desffitothedd 
QfHuU.  So  numerous  were  the  volunteers  from  Ken^ 
tucky,  who  offered  their  serviced  here,  that  it^  tS»n 
founa  necessary  to  issue  orders  that  iomow  w"ldbS 
rcceivedf and  manv  companies,  thus  disapSintS.  were 
compeUed  to  torn  tack.  *^The  command  o/^Sie  KentS 
wWa,  was  assigned  to  nneral  ftiyn^  The  siuneiE 
iJnty  was  imimfested  in  t^  state  of  Ohio,  whichT ittt 

S?iKE  ^•^«"W»^*»»»«WHnteer8,  under  Srte- 
rjl  Crook., were  marched  toErie.and4.brigade  of  t^fti- 
SSf  "f?«i8«"»e«»  Leftwiteh,  was  to joXe  treoM^ 


keKentuol^ 


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grwterpart^whichhad  been«nH8t«dm  the  Wm«^ 
cwntrjr  wBce  the  war,  were  deitined  S/Lfw.^ 

Md  MnnU  tines  attemMed  to  take  it^  L!rl?**'"» 


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60 


HiaXORY  OP  THE  WARi 


''TM 


■  ™~  ^t  •  i°*«».»>  but  was  aoon  overtaken  k?  «  mH. 
•enser,  wiU,  information  of  his  promotionT^On' ti^ 
he  accordingfj.  resumed  the  commuid.  **" 

place  of  ultimate  destination"    His  Jorw^on^A?; 
lrtt.de  of  Kentucky  militia,  f„.r  hundred  3^™  .»J 

Aemsdve8,ntothe  Ohio,  on  the  south,  a^dthieS 
discharge  themselves  into  the  lakes  on  th«  m^tK  fk       • 

"f rthiK-^a^iHSiS! 

StL    Tt'fi,SiLTSi  ™*  deep  forests  ."JdcK 
inwiteis.     10  raciatate  the  passage  throorii  this  Wiiil»P 

Sy  /kn  *'  Harrison  proceeded  to  Fort  St  Marv's 

Jor  the  purpose  of  transporUnf  supplies  bythe  7nx    • 
Gjaise,  a  branch  of  the  M&.    T'lied?tiSitn{nLf!.r  ♦£- 
pu^e,  wa.  placed  under  thecomrXT^^S'^^ 

on  «ccounToW.*'°*P'  proceeded  slowly  on  theirmarch, 
pn  account  of  the  precautions  necessary  to  avoid  hu^A^ 
m  »  country  higtly   favourable   f^ffi  w^ 


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^»*SiMinr^  THE  WAR. 


.Lmff-^  ?^5^.    ^'^^  wtr  whoop,  and  took-DOsaei. 
i*i^M8m«rch,^r  Indians  fire^iJ^Hi*,*i**/£I 

ifr^had  began  to  gq»rexceii.MnSvI?J./*?^J.^^         ' 


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HISTORY  OP  THE  WAR. 


.  J^'jk 


t«j  niln  align  Port  tk&uM,  the;  M  Men  <ha  lad;; 

colonel  JenniBtt,  witfi  the  infairo«tioii,lh«t,  on  hi^m 
g^vered  the^tiali  and  Indian,  id  ^owewiw  of  iflf 

Sfi«  h**  ''!h** ?***"«**{  **  P**^'"*  *»>»n'l *b«^ forty 
miles  above  that  place,  where  he  had  erected  a  blook-houM 

thirty  of  hia  trooprs,  was  despatched  with  orderito  |en- 
Bwgs^o  forward  the  provitions ;  this  was  promptlr  obey^ 
*?•„  ^m^'Mrvrd  retiirned  at  tha  escort  to  a  hngSe 
otpaokhorset^on  which  thej  wer«  loaded,  afbr  having 
been  for  thirtj-six  hours  exposed  to   an  incessant  rain. 
.  1*  ''^y f"?^^§»y«  "•'^  '»ft*n<>  "P'rits  to  tha  atarvtng 
t"L^i\  «  "^'*  ^a^  'H^?  "*■"  *••"«  *»''««  possession^ 
Fort  Defiance.  1  he  Bntish  and  Indians  had  precipitately 
descehdfd  the  river.^.-On  the4tb  of  October,  «nerti 
Warrlson  left  the  fort  and  returned  to  the  seMiaienia, 
Jtth  a  view  of  oiigani*infe|nd  bringing  MP  the  centre  aft^ 
right  wing  of  the  army  j  m  left  wingKaving  been  plaoMi 
under  the  command  of  general  WincbesterrOrders  wef« 
given  to  general  Tupper,  by  the  commander  in  chief;  |o 
proceed^oimediately  to  the  Rapids,  with  about  one  th^ 
sand  men,  for  the  purpose  of  driving  the  enemy  froin  tlu^ 
place.,',}  ,,     ^     .     ^  ■;,  {T^ 

m  intended  expedition  of  generkl  Tupper  proved 
abortive.  ThegsMral,  in  consequence  of  the  damaged 
state  of  the»mromii«on,  and  the  length  of  time  reqiiisita 
to  prepare  the  necessary  provisions,  was  considerably  de- 
layed. In  the  mean  while  the  Indians  had  killed  a'man 
on  the  opposite  side  of  the  river,  arid  almost  Within  gvii 
Sl!ii.  *  **"*  *^*»P-  Wf  >»««tto  araw,  and  ordered  mSor  • 
JSwsh  to  cross  over  with  aboiit  fifty  men,  and  exnloretii^ 
woods,  whiloa  strong  detachment  would  be  formed  for 
the  purpose  of  supporting  him.  iq  case  of  attack,  the 
partr  had  no  sooner  fnoved,  than  all  in  camp  began  ti^ 

bli  !517'  ^"^l^  •'  thirty  toother,  in  orJer^oS    3 
m  the  chase,^and  by  no  exe^on  of  authonty  could  Ae* 
bckept  backj  so  totally  insensible  were  iey  S  lij 


■v;  ^J. 


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n«r;^!S3iSP*!!ter.?™5"''«  ®'  **>•/  «»"•*  ii«»«  bent 

SiJilJr^  i^Miitfly  after  tbis/oi^rs  were  ij^ 

order  m^  be  couotern^aded ,  ffi^SSng^ei^d 

&tJS2il&"?h''^  re.utti^i:^SdeW.l. 
jaeoee of  *ych colonel  Alten recel4fpffi wdew^ 
kMjn  tothe  cmof  Oblo,thej  Rntttively  |^.ed  1o 

mechanical  ei^(^«!^,  and  not  permitting  their  Lnman- 
de«.«,««w on. Ike thia, to tSpIt for4m.  STI?; 

together,  awl  am  kent  in  «  hMttr'  .  .niieo:..*  ii .•   ^ 


time,  to  leim  ,._  ,„..     „  p„^^,  »uoorainaaon     ntoi 

Joge^reatrainbi  of  virtue  and  the  iawi,  are  to  the  man  of 

LailJ!n'f^^V^^^7  *<>''»•*  «»«•  the  arrival  of  the 
Lattat'i^dif?t 

•jmeYnemlly  Indmnt^  whom  xenep^t  HarSfhad  i5^ 
ceived  into  hia  service  at  Fort^ayne,  the  «?«lter  nHt 

h^»r£i;SS"rMH^°-  l^tb2rS?USd 
h*v*  P««v«nted  their  iNsomini  «»ur  enemies  :  it  w«W 

edby  war.  How«vfr  contrair  to  onr  maxims  and  iSw 

self  defence  j  and  we  afterwards  sufficiM^lv  eSed^ 
^conduct  of  those  Indians,  that  it  is  mrtLSwte^ 


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^General  Tippet^hwiiiiriilxime^  t(^Ui4NH»«,  #ilh  his 
nwioted  men,  va«  despfttched  wtth  Ili^dWMiii  ,df  the 

and  mijiea,  »nd  »  reg^iteiitof  rogulgw,  to  F«rt 
while  th«  right%ing,  e<6h»*8tingof  a  Peiiii»tlvaW»  AjB^i 
Vii|imabrj^d«,  Mr»«*rdet^dlijS»tjdii8ky.  Miir^* 

On  his  arrival  at  Fdf  t  M'^|wq  g^tnA  Topper  #* 
eamzed  aiiothei'  o&peditioii»-li|H}««d  of  abantlra  bail, 
dredmen,  #ith.a  view  of  proceeding  to  the  Rapidii 
Having  provided  himself  withi  ouppHr  of  pravfihi&  M 
ffve  mntMs  jfttrched  oft  the  i*ftth,  %ad  on  &•  thirteentk 
appi-oachelvvithia  thirl«eii  mileg  of  the  p|ii|  whkh  hi 

British  affd  Indian*.    A  nttitiber  Of  boati  and  amalt  ve^ 
«el»  ^ere  8e#ii  I  viog  below.    Ott  receivhtg  tjilt  inform.* 
turn,  he  Advanced  within  H  few  iiiil«i^th«  RapidSi  and 
then  halted  until  sunset,  with  a  view  olJbrogiiiMtth^  rivem 
and  mafcteg  an  attack  the  next  moflS^  h*^  breakj 
ibe  rapidity  of  Ac  current  was  suiivli^hiya^iDpt^ 
were  ineffectual  j  aianj  of  the  men,  whe  endeavoured  «» 
<^9,  were  swept  dowi||||  stream^ and  it  wte  tfa«ag|Vl' 
advisable  to  order  those?,  Wlw  hid  actuilir  paSMd,  to  Wf 
turn.    It  was  now  resolved  to  resort  test 
poslible,  to  decoj  tiie  eneaiy  ov*ri '  FW  Ikm^mfw^* ««» 
ly  in  the  mornitig,  he  shewed  tiie  hetdi^NP^lunZ 
bj  advanem|  some  distance  out  of  the  woodtr™  an  opett 
8pa«e  opposite  the  enemi*!  c4mp*    A;,grMl^cottiiigioa 
appeared  to  enstie  ;  thosein^e  Mel  slipped  their  c«# », 
Wes,  anddescended  the  riv*,  wMie*  the  Indian  wone& 
were  seen  8oamperin|  ofTon  %:  rond  to  Detroit    A  iirl 
wtt  then  oipened  n|k»n  tiie  Aniieriitensi  witbutaskett^ 
and  a  four  pounder.    Tupper^  iCratltein  did  not  pe/. 
fectfy  sVcceed  j  but  few  Indians  al^biit  seemed  dUpoiwl 
tocr<i«s,andthiiacted:^Withere«iciitttiom    A  nunSeri 
howeter,  were  observed  in  a  little  while,  cresting  Mgher 
jip  the  mter  j  being  now  upprehensive  thathiacaup  niidit' 
be  attacked,  thageneraHbought  i>ropef  td  return.    Se? 
nadnotpitKseededfar,  when  some  of  the  men,  nnfortu>~ 
nately,  centrtiry  to  erdiCB,  fired  «»*  a  drote  of  how,  u4* 
pur9ued  tl^«oni*«phee^n4  i^^t^  e(}t«|||I^M3^ 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR.  65 

iient,  entered  a  field  to  pull  corn.    At  this  moment,  a 
body  of  mounted  Indians  rushed  forward,  killed  four 
men,  md  attacked  the  rear  of  the  right  fiank.    The  co- 
inmnbeme  thrown  back,  commenced  a  brisk  fire,  and 
caused  the  Indians  to  giveground.    The  Indians  rallied, 
»nd  passing  along  the  van-guard,  made  a  charge  upon  the 
J®*' !>' we  left  column:  this  column  was  also  thrown 
bnskljr  back  j  all  attempts  to  break  it  were  unsuccessful, 
and  in  twenty  minutes,  the  Indians  again  retired.    Gon* 
**?^°jB  *|w  only  preliminary  to  an  attack  of  foot,  gene- 
ral  Tupper  ordered  the  right  column  to  move  up  in 
raarchiB^rder,  to  prevent  the  attack  from  being  made 
on  tiieir^{ht  flank.    Information  was  now  received,  that 
we  Indiana  were  crossing  in  cobsiderable  numbers ;  m 
thu,the4eneral  ordered  tfie  left  column  to  take  up  the 
varohteg  order,  and  proceed  to  the  head  ofUe  right  co- 
lumn, whew  a  nnmber  of  Indians  had  already  crossed  on 
horseback,  others  still  in  the  river,  and  about  two  hun-' 
4red  on  (he  opposite  bank.    These,  a  battalion  was  or- 
dered to  dislodge,  which  completely  succeeded  in   the 
undertaking,  many  of  them  being  shot  from  their  horses 
in  the  nyer.  The  different  charges  of  the  Indians  were  led 
by  thefiimous  chief  Spllt-I^,  who  rode  a  fine  white  hor^e, 
rrom  which  he  sometimes  fired,  at  other  times  alighted, 
and  fired  from  behind  a  tree.    The  horses  appeared  to 
have  been  much  superiour  to  those  which  (he  Indians  ge-  ' 
nerally  ride,  and  they  were  well  supplied  with  holsters 
and  pistols.    The  Americans  were  compelled  to  return 
in  baste,  as  their  provisions  were  by  this  time  enth-ely 
exhausted,  and  they  had  to  march  forty  mile*  before  they 
eould  obtain  a  fresh  supply.  ' 

While  these  things  jwere  taking  place  in  the  North- 
western  army  under  general  Harrison,  other  Events  de- 
9ennn|F  attention,  transpired  further  to  the  westward, 
under  different  leaders.  We  have  seen  that  many  of  the 
companies  equipped  for  the  service  of  the  United  Slates, 
were  dismisaed,  as  exceeding  the  number  required,  or 
the  number  for  which  supplies  had  been  provided.  The  ■ 
■wnt  for  volunteering  was  excited  to  so  high  a  degree, 
that  the  pwple  oould  not  be  satisfied,  without  havii^an 

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a^TOHT  OP  THK  ITJUC 


ppportunitj  of ddns  wmething.    Vincenn(»,<m  t6eWft« 
basb,  Mrasap^inted  tile  place  of  rendezvgas  for  wex^ 
petition  against  the  Peoria  towns,  and  other*  sitaaied 
on  the  Illinois  and  Wabash  risers.   Nearly  four  thousand. 
nHsn,  chiefff  mounted  riflemen,  under  tiie  eommand  nS 
general  Hopkins^  collected  at  this  ptace,  and  early  in; 
Octdber  |iroceeded  to  Fort  Harrisoit.    This  expedition 
f  was  Sanctioned  by  the  venerable  Gorernoar  Shelby,  <^ 
Kentucky,  and  was,  perhaps,  the  most  formidable  in  ap^ 
pearance  that  had  ever  enters  the  Indian  counity.   ,     > 
The  army  reached  Fort  Hlurrison  about  tiie  tenth,  anil 
on  th«  Covrteenth  crosfed  the  Wabash,  arM  proceeded  on 
its  march  a^nst  the  Kickapoo  and  Pe«ria  towns ;  tii» 
first  about  eighty  miles  distant,  the  other»ab(mt  one  bun* 
inbred  and  twe nt;j'.  Its  march  lay  through  9pen  pkuii  eover- 
ed  with  a  lazunant  grass,  which  in  auJtamn  becomes  very 
^,  and  (ibmbustiblfe.   Murmurs  and  dhuxmtents  soon  be^ 
am  to  shew  themselves  in  this  unwieldy  and  Ml  coyipaet^, 
M  body,  which  was  kept  together  tiy  no  discipline  or  au-^k 
thority.    Everyone  consuned  his  own  will  $  inliM:t,hnt 
little  could  bo  expected. from  this  *< press  (rf'^valry'^w 
They  had  scarcely  be^n  four  days  on  tiieir  mardi,  «meo 
they  demanded  to  be  led  back  $  a"^  migor,  wllsse  name  it  ist 
unnecessary  to  remember,  rode  up  to  the  genend^  and  pe- 
remptorily ordered  him  to  return  I  Anfdenhad  begun  tn 
prevul,  that  the  guides  were  ignorant  of  the  country,  and 
that  the  course  was  the  opposite  of  that  which  tiiey  direct* 
cd.    An  unlucky' occurrence,  towards  evening,  ^gave  the 
finishing  bliv^  to  this  i^ty  expedition.   A  nistof  wind 
had' arisen,  irhile  they  werei^ncamped,  whieh  blew  violent-* 
ly  towaiwls  them  $  soon*  after,  the  grass  was  discovered 
to  be  on  fire,  and  the  flames  approaching  with  great  ve- 
locity^   This   was  supposed  tt>  be  an  Indian  attadc  i 
it  would  have  been  a  FormicJAble  one,  had  they  notsetfire 
.    to  the  grassaround  their  camp,lBjDd thus  arrested#epro* 
^  -  gresS  w  the  flames.     The  next  morning^  counoi^  <^« 
■     cers  was  called,  and  the  ffeneral,^  seeing  th&i(Me  of  the 
army,  or  more  prpperly  of  the  croyd,  propogU  to  proceed  { 
.  against  the  Indian  tawnsj^ttr^Jbuhdoed  men,  if  thatj 
number  would  yolu^te^  their  servicei^  while  the  n- 


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mStORY  OF  TEE  Wmt^ 


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munder  mig^t  return  to  Fort  Harriton.    Wh'enrthe  pn»> 
posal  was  imde  to  the  men,  not  one  wf^ld  tarn  oQt }  tlw   ^ 
general  having  entirely  lost  his  popularity.    He  then  re« 
chested  to  be  permitted  to  direct  the  operations  of  tiiat 
sin^edajj  this  being  agreed  to,  he  placed  himself  at 
tijieir  head,  and  gave  orders  to  march ;  but  instiad  of 
following  him,  they  turned  round,  and  pursued  a>  contra^  ^ 
ry.direfstton.    Finding  it  useless  to  attempt  anj^  thing 
furtiier  with  suchva  body,  be  followed  m  its  rear  to 
Fort  Harrison^  They  saw  no  Indians  dttrinff  their  murdti^ 
Hmr  number  must  have  causied  iHn^t  formidable  ap< 
pearance  in  the  pnurie,  particularly  as  they  were  nearly 
all  on  horsebacks    The  expeditioln  was  by  no  m«ans  use* 
Ims,  as  it  impressed  the  enemy  with  a#ahirmingidea  of 
the.nundiers  which  we  could  bring  against  t^ipi.    No  In*- 
ference  unfavourable  to  militia,  can  be  juBtly  drawn  from 
this  body,  or  to  the  individuals  who  composed  it :  for  it  . 
was  nothing  more  than  a  crowd  of  armed  n|^  under  no 
command.  '^^ 

The  same  offieer,  sometime  in  November,  led  anotiier 
partv,  with  more  success,  against  the  townl  at  the  head 
of  the  Wabash.  On  the  Uth,  he  a^n  s«t  out  frodi 
Fort  Harrison,  with  about  1200  men  j  while  at  tWe  same 
time,  seven  boats,  under  thb  command  of  lieutenant  caio^ 
nel  Barber,  ascended  the  river  with  supplies  and  provi- 
sions. On  the  lOth,  he  reached  the  Prdpiiet's  town,  tx^ 
immediately  despatched  300  men,  to  surprise  the  Wipe« 
bago  towns  on  Fence  Passu  <  creek.  The  pafty,  under  • 
colonel  Butler,  came  upon  the  placa  about  day  breaki^ '  ^ 
but  found  it  evacuated.  This  village,  toother  with  the 
Prophet's  town,  and  a  large  Kickapoo  village,  contain- 
ing one'hundred  and  twenty  cabins  and  huts,  were  des- 
troyed, together  with  the  winter's  provision  of  torn. 
Until  the  2 1st,  no  Indians  were  discovered,  when  they 
fired  on  a  small  party,  and  killed  a  man  of  the  name  of 
Dunn,  a  gallant  soldier  of  DnvaA's  company.  The  next 
day,  <bout  sixty  horsemen,  under  colonels  Miller  and 
Wilcox,  being  sent  out  to  bury  the  dead,  they  were 
suddenly  attacked  by  a  considerable  party  of  Indians} 
and,  in  the  skirmish  which  ensued,  eighteisn  of  our  meii 


^ 


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I 


68 


^ISTORr  OF  THE  WAR. 


w!rekiIM,woiiBaedandmi«,iHg.    The  princip«I  awnp 
of  the  Indians  having  been  discovered,  preparations  were 
made  to  attack  it,  but  on  approaching  it,  the  enemy  was 
found  to  have  ^ne  off    fheir  situation  was  reniark- 
ably  strong,  being  qn  a  hifi;h  bank  of  the  Ponee  Pjs- 
M,  and  no  means  of  ascending  but  through  some  nar-/ 
row  ravines.    The  inclement  season  advUncing  rapidlW 
It  was  deemed  prudent  to  think  of  ^turning,  particular- 
ly as  the  ice  inthe  liver  began  to  obstruct  the  passain. 
rhe  success  and  gowl  conduct  of  this  detachmentforaw 
*r^    r.    1  contrast  vnth  the  firsf,  and  proves  that 
mihtia,  after  having  been  sometime  embodied,  becomes 
as  good  troops  as  any  other.    This  corpssttflTered  exceed- 
™g[J>  *"«  ^^m^i  a  murmur ;  many  of  them  were  sick, 
and  to  use  the  words  of  the  general,  many  were  «  shoe- 
less and8hirtles8,»» dwing the  eold  weather  of  this  sea- 
son.   These  repeated  incursiotts  would  doubtless  strike 
terrour  into  the  enemy,  and  operate>owerf«lly  ipon  th© 
only  sense  to  which  we  could  appeal. 
_   We  have  passed  over,  without  neUcing,  but  with  the 
intention  of  r^ordmgift  a  more  distinguished  manner, 
the  a^nsrable  defence  of  Port  Harrison,  whidi  was  time- 
Jr  relMsved  by  ^neral  Hopkins,  on  his  first  expedition. 
Ihia  fort  was  invested  about  the  same  time  with  fort 
Wayne,  by  a  large  body  of  Indians,  some  of  whom  had 
affected  to  be  friendly,  and  had,  the  day  before,  intimat- 
ed ta  captain  Taylor,  that  an  attack  might  soon  be  «x- 
-jpeted  from  the  Prophet's  party.    On  the  evening  ef  the" 
UNTd  ot  September,  two  young  men  were  killed  near  the 
Fort,  and  the  next  day,  a  party  of  thirty  or  forty  In^ 
dians^  from  the  Prophet'sJown,  appeared  wkth  a  white 
flag,  under  pretence  of  obtaining  provisions.  Capt  Tay- 
lor, aospecting  an  attack  that  mght,  examined  the  arms 
OF  bis  men,  and  furnished  them  with  cartridges.    ITie 
nrnsonwi^  composed  of  no  more  than  eighteen  effec- 
tive men,  )t;he  commander  and  the  greater  part  of  his 
company  haying  suflfered  very  much  from  8ickne8.s.    For 
sometrmepast,  the  Fort  had  actually  been  considered  in- 
capable^ of  resisting  an  attack.     About  eleven  o'clock, 
the  uight  being  very  dark^the  Indiana  had  set  fire  to  one 


V- 


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4 


St^'SiS&'i.'. 


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^ 


«  of  the  block  hoii8esah|»erceited.    Every,  effort  was  mide 

'  to  eztinguttK  tiicrflniQefli  bat  without  effect  j  a  quantity 

of  Whiskey)''amotint  dthcr  atores,  belonging  to  the  con- 
tractor, depositecflhcire,  blazed  op,  and  immediately  en- 
▼eloped  the  whole  in  a  flange.  Tike  situa(|um  of  tiie  Fort 
became  desperate  ;  the  yells  of  the  Indians,  the  shrieks 
of  a  number  of  wonMn  and  children  withii^radded  to  the 
horrours  of  the  nipt,  altogether  ^prodaced  a.||nrifick 
seene.  Tw»  soldiers,  giving  themselires  up  for  lost, 
Isaptid  over  the  pickets,  and  ^of  tkem  was  instantly 
eit  to  pieces.  The  commanWl^  intk  great  presence  of 
mind;  ordired  ^e  ropfs  to  be^Aen  off  the  adjoining  bar- 
:  racks ;  14hs  attempt,  with  the  assistance  of  Or.  Clark, 
fortunately  preved  successful,  alth<||di  made  under  a 
shower  ofboAets.  A  breast  work  waa  then  formed,  be- 
fore morning,  six  or  ei^t  feet  high,  so  as  to  cover  the 
space  which  would  be  \St  by  the  burnt  block  houSe.  The 
'  firing  continued  until  day-li^^t,  n^hen  the  Indians  retired, 
'  after  suffering  a  severe  loss }  that  of  the  Fort  was  only 
three  killed,  and  a  few  wounded.  The  Indians,  dis- 
couraged by  the  failure  of  this*  attack,  thought  proper  to 
ritiroj  and  made  no  further .  attempts,  until  uie  place 
wi(s  happily  relieved  by  the  arrivi^l  of  general  Hopkins* 
Inconsequence  of  his  conduct,  captain  Taylor  was  af* 
"tolrards  promoted  jbi  a  majority. 

Aii^o^r  expedition  was  undertaken  by  xolonel  Rus- 
seUl^wj^  tkm  companies  of  United  Stages  rangers,  and 
a jwi^^  ef  mounted  riflen^en,  under  Kovernour  Edward^ 
erilUttOis.  This  party,  consisting  <m  thre^  hundred  and 
sixty  men,  was  destined  to  meet  general  g^||iktRs  at  the 
Peoria  towns,  on  the  Illinois  river.  ^  Th^  were  disap> 
pehiled  in  this,  in  consequence  of  what  haa  been  flreaay 
\  detailed }  but  tiiey,  Betwitbstandlkrf  persevered  fb  tl»ir 
e^terpriae,  and  dtgtreyed  oiwWiii^towM^knot|^y 

iNs  name  of  PanitiiMs  t»nii|i|iil» iwl  Jhe  InlUiIni 

^tb  Ml  swamp  initsvlifmly^lMMieyliMi  fled  for  shel- 
lei'.  The  party  waded  intemiiMramp  for  several  miles» 
in  soaie  ptaees  -to  die  waist  in  sselsr>  and  killed  upwards 
pftwitttf -of  tfcie  enemy  in  tiiis  place,  and  on  the  bank  ef 
1SII|^1km*  "&»  laX^t^mtiskNam^ttfaknM  And.  flmrn- 


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whing.  was  cpmnletelv  deftr. 

2^nter»g||»Bvi»ion8.    the  mtrt 

^rty^M^pf October,  aftijlu' 


!at«naiit'<€liloneI  CamdM|| 


ace 


19tfrUJ. 

ahl»nchjrt&5  Wirf«»h 
c>  and  Mlunis,  waa  gurpi-ppw 
(veinb#^tlg|}wards  of  thmy 

""  "^  figbt  warrioura  kiUad. 

Ilrfiipious  attack  IMS 

lorBal^with  hisdra., 

•ipetintei  bn^awell  AU 

.  *'  Pittibaif;ii  votenteers,"- 

.  Iru  *!   - '^V*    Captain  TiPottep,  of 

:i  J^x  >  "S'  charged,  and  the  Indiang 

"   £&¥W  *°  ?*•  P""*^*-    LieutenSt 
FeMiBTlvaUia  volunteers,  was  also  killed. ' 

1J#^^7"3^  o"^^  *'f"®**  °»  **»«  occasion  wef©' 
iK2£?  liSfiT'  S"»5^«rt<,  major  M«llowell,  captaiS 
•^SuS  M«GleUand,  Gerrard  and  HopEna.    The  toaJ 
^ilW  m  the partoftheasiiail.nt.,  alnounted  tSfoSJ 

vL.!L'rl!f^!.'^"*^*°'*  »«»«"*  thirty  wouiJ: 

-^j^J^£theirvtlU|ge.  were  Uler^ards  destroyed, 
m.    %k    "•y*  ttt which  the  militia  of  IndiamL  Illinois.  a»iJii«I 
*^       SJ?"'  '^*/*/?  "."*''  h»rasse3,  that  tbej  liegan  seriiw' 

S^^^r  l^^^^^'^^' **"""?  tl^^rocceedingwinter/wS^^^^^^ 
■         lt&^*££':iSSL^»**»fHin|towardM^ 

.ThyaecurltyofthWibBiA  ir«m  a.>«^..«j;> "  f^ 


ie 
preeipi^i 

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,TheNKcuritrof( 
%ife«ftheW 
llr   Thelndii^.^ 
diiiaat  British  esiabli 
winter^  siAcathait  a. 
As  to  the  loss  or  their  U 
ter  of  little  cowequenc^j 

•    ...     /■ 


<<rom  teilurderouf  scalpiMi  (^ 
^ia  «|te'''nea8iir«;  e&c#H 
cwnpMid^to  remoye^t»  ^ 
^  for  sustenance^  dutingilMl 
>  of  sobsistenoe  ^  wer«  ««il  «ff/ 
^rw%waniajthat  iim» 
"-Bin  I  ft  ifewdajB  fafting' 


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J. 


HisiY)RT  OF  ^HB  wXr. 


71 


cient  to  re-congtruct  them.    Bat  by  tiieir  being  thus  dri- 
*«  Ten  to  « l|!stance,  with  their  wives  and  children,  ther 
sfl^iitM  from  umoyingthe  settlers,  with  their 
l-ul^warQir^    Mtatj  a  peaceful  settler  was  wred 
eur  midntght  attacks  $  and  <*  the  slumbers  of  the 
ware  protected  from  the  savage  wff4oop. 

•  CHAPTER  IV. 


■2f4 


k 


"Erooii*  ob  the  Osnad*  frontier— Capture  of  ihe  Caledonia->Bat- 
'    tie  of  QiwdMtown,  md  the  death  of  Gea.^firock— Bombard, 
ment  of  Niaganr— Abortive  attempt  of  Gen.>Sin7t6—NT>rtheni 
Atmy— First  Cruise  of  Commodore  Chauncejr: 

It  is  now  time  to  torn  our  aitention  to  the  Northern 
.  frontier,  that  we  may  take  a  view  of  the  occurrences  on 
that  extensive  line,  from  Niagara  down  the  St.  Lawre«^ 
c.Tcwardsthecloseofthe  year, our  forces  had  chiefly 
ooneentrated  iu  two  bodies ;  o^e  near  LewistoWn,  con>. 
dstingofsomerc^lars  newly  enlisted,  and  militia,  a- 
mown^iig  to  four  thousand  men,  under  general  Van 
Rensseker,ofNcw-York;  the  other,  in  the  neiehbonr- 
hoed  of  |Plattsbun|  and  Greenbush,  under  tile  conHMnder 
in  tM«f,Weberal  Dearbome.  At  BM^  Rock,  at  (%dens- 
hm^,  and  ^ackett's  Harbour,  some  regulars  aiid  militia 
virere  also  stationed.  Daring  the  summer  and  autumn, 
a  number  of  volunteer  companies  had  marched  to  tiie 
borders,  as  also  the  new  recruits^  as  fast  as  they  coald  be 
eii)isted.  Bodies  of  regulars  were  distributed  in  each  of 
^eae  places,  with  officers  ofexperience,fbrthe  purpose 
offhriUingthe  raw  tieops  as  they  «rl*i^t?|t  w«s  ex- 
feeiUd  t&t  before  tiito^  ||i|Pp)«^|P^^ 
w(Hil4be  Made  ready  fin^oniiidable  in#^<gMCaBa- 
<il< .  0OBsideiid)le  ^appointment  was,  ^Wever,  expd- 
riencec^inconsequflceotthe  reliasalof  the  covemoufs 
of  Mtosacshusetts,  Nl)w-%np«hire,  and  CoimectiptJ|B 
|iennit  the  militia  of  tiiose  statef  to  March  ttiider  the  r^^^ 
^isitioa  o|lhe  President,  on  the  g^nd  of  tiieir  tieing 


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grjhjch  migEt  i«q»k«  th^ ,  .ad  M  thefwew  wt 

jjfeiinw,  tt«y  felt  no  ditp4iitiM  to  wore  ft«r  prialMM. 
other  con^ttttiiliial  obfcctioDf  were  itlio  Jinndi  widdit 
M  acaFcely  i^esBarr  to  meDtion.  As  tU  nQitia  in  iimc 
states  was  better  tttsciplined,  and  morelwfiective)  tb*n 
*??/*"«  \  won»  tlieir  ibseMe  was  severely  felt.  It  is 
highly  probable,  that  had  there  been  a  full  cooperatioif 
V    «n  the  part  of  these  sUtea,  with  th(i  views  of  the  general 

Sye^ment,  that  Upper  Canada,  at  least,  would  Mve 
^  fen  into  our  hands,  in  the>coorM  of  the  first  otmpttflb 
Military  stores  had  been  coUf^ted  at  dil^nt  oSSZ 
and  generit  Dearbortte,  who^ad  been  Ai»«inted  kkten- 
seq|aence  of  his  experience  m  the  revolation«ry  war,  was 
actively  engaged,  witjb  the, assistance  ojf  sach  officers  as 
Fik6,fidyd  and  Scott,  in  driUing,  -disciiiliiHng,  and  or- 
nniliiw>i8  army.    Geiieral  Smyth,  who  was  con#id^ 
edaDage  tActitian,  was  siiniiarly iengpiged.    Betw^jSii 
.  eight  a«i  ten  thousand  jnen  were  collected  4dopg«^s 
OTtensiye  «i»€,aiidawp  hoped  that  sopiething  oMt^ 
still  be  done.    Skilful  omcerB  of  the  navy  were  lUsa  «etr 
patched,  for  the  puvpose  itf  arming  vessels  on  lakt.  &ie, 
Ontaria,  and  GhampiMn,  in  prder  if  possiUe  to  gain  the 
ascendancy  there,  and  to  aid  the  operations  of  our  forces. 
The  army  under  the  commaQd  of  Van  Rensselaer,  Wfs 
called  the  army  of  the  Centra,  iodistingoisb  it  froo^Ak 
4»f  Harmon.    That  u^der  the  immed^ttcfwuwinr^. 
general  Dearborne,  the  army  of  the  I«orth. 

About  ti^  beginning  of  October,,  an  action  was  ecU^y- 
«d  by  lieutenant  Elliot,  who  bad  arrived  oil  lake  £k* 
fiwOepurposeofsiipMifitendiagthenaittl  equii 
^hiclv  roused  the  Mtention  of  thtf  «f»iy$  of  the  Cfiw^ 
jexcited  a  general  «mulation  to  In,  soMetMM  imi 
'•^eu4ke*   On  the  mocnine  of  the  4gbU^  thejjrm 
Detroit,  formerly  the  Adams,  .aiirrenderedbT  mSh 
^  the  bi%  Caledonia^  came  4ow«  gipmi^fildaii^  «id  ^n- 
chored  under th««uns«f|>ryfeie.>wMjrf^^ 
Aock ;  fiUiot  eonceived-  the  iHla  of  i^t^^^m,  mi  i 
^^n^xpeesa  toh^timibt^etaiw»tb«ft  wtbA.j|!i|^ 


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HfSTORY  OP  THE  WAH. 


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iSri^'jfc"*  ^'^^  «  ""nber  arrived  In  A.  ' 
weaned  with  a  march  of  five  hMnlfllj  •.  "*  e^eniiifc 
ttem^,ntii  twelve  at  SSt  fL  .i^^r^^K™' «'  AllowiS 
«««>oat8  with  about  fi%%untJT^li'^  «»««  «„bark3 
c^ing  the  river,  8lipJedT^^ 

L^"i^\''"'»»''i4Kr?vetheS.V?l?  ««  '«- 
^        ten  minutes  afterwards,  he  wmm«J!  ^"t«'»  ^hjIow.    Ir 

Wind  not  being  sufficientlvTrnni*  ^'^*'«^    »»*  «>e 
«fe  current,  thij  were  bo  {  rin  fi" '^^J'' *^«™  •P^'nst 
wan,  so  as  to  6e  protect^  ht  *f ^f  "**  ^  *'»«  ^^'edo- 
Bock ;  but  the  DetrK^af^i^*t«'^'^te^^^^^  of  Blade 
til  a  considerable  part  of  thi^l??'^*''®'-'' •^«'«nded,  un- 
were  secured,  was  SJ  on  fire  and  de2  '*T*  ^°  '^«« 
donian  was  laden  with  furs  t«  fh*?  '*^*^'^°J'e^-    The  Cale- 
^rs     This  was  effectei  ^i*th  he  loTof  n^  'f  .000  d„. 
an.1  four  wounded.  °'*  "'  only  two  killed, 

'     oftheL^^VtSi^e'lhlv^^^^^^^^ 

ipvasion  of  Canada,  and^omTo^^^^^^^^^^       *"  "^  '^^  to  thj 
«^^  to  return  home  unleJs  the^r  ^  r'""^^"  threaten- 

t  With.  But  this  waJ  not  tfie  a^n.  "r**  ^*''«  complied 
quainted  with  the  dan«rsto  k?^"'" ""^ ^***"°«'  "'eft  se- 
nsing them  jit  wastKcoMWeSr-L""*^'  *"d  de.- 

.  nenced  men^  readj  ^  antSe  tL"^''""'"  of  inexpe- 
but  not  powi^sing  the  firmnSfS  1    ^'^P*''  '»«'n«n^. 

rounded  by  unac^ustomrtri^  Purr's  ''*'*°  «'"^- 
wth  generals  Smyth  and  Hall  l^^^^^Jf*"  ^  oonference 
«»oIved  to  make  an  attack  nn#f^S®™;  ^"^  Rensselaer 

had  been  chiefly  drawn  orforfh-  Ii  /'  ^®  enemy's  foae 

»t  was  sqpposed,  u"Jer  the  ^.?«  "'^f^"^*  of  Maiden, «. 

who  hadl'ft  the  terSr/of Sf  "**  ""^^'^^ral  Brock! 

»*nt  of  general  ^"cto^  w&^'gu^""^*'"  *^^  Kovern-' 
Jp  return.  Could  thisVace  be  m.*^  ?*?*"'"  *  ^orce 
feywenid  be  •heltered'^frJi  tti^l!^**i^J^  «."••  troops, 

ofJellth,i?fl«miS?^jl*dI^^^^^^  •norriinj 

**wlhwvjrwn,an  atterfWSm5  Z*''"''*^*  'torm. 

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were  degpatthed  to  «neri  Smtth  fflilfeL  ^^^ 
WT>8,  a.  another  attlmpt  wolT/hl^Sr^^^^'^^^ 
Bver^  «»ranttement  waf  raoid  v  mt?'^®  *J*  Qujsenstolm. 
morn.nis^f  fte  thlrteenthfT"^SL^'»  and  earlj  on  the 

"**««!^tornitheheiirh^  ZoT*5*^.*"®  'orce  desiow 

^hrto.  These  wer^to  be  f„jl?"'t!;?' ""'*«'•  «o'onel 
wicliCartillery,and  then  th«  „1k  ^''^^^  /^^'onel  Fen- 
B"«sb,  in  the  meanwMh.       'i^?''  *'"°«P8 ««  order.   The 

•       could  i>ed8covered    aiL^*^  T^  °^^^  Aniencana 
opened  fromthrSeS;:  'll'u  «i.n»"«ketry  and  mw 

whiciKafte^.'I^J^^wjththea^^^^^^^  , 

J'cotthad  brouirh7ir7b.r.   •'^•®™'"^»*'««ten«nt  colonel 

Nii%ara.    TheTeof  Jk-      *''*'**°^'"''°'"  «»e  fX  rf 
rivS,produJ^5co^:fd*i^^^^^^ 

^,^j'"/^f,<L^/agrape8h«|inth|2?W^^       who^^waa 
ny,  fell  below  the  inte»  rwSjr^^!i*'***^°'onel  Ala- 

«tuto.    Colonel  Van  SKSiT  *"?  «^«-o  obliged  J« 
whole,  and  who  led  th^  £„  ^ ''J'  ?^'»o  commandSl  the* 

Heha(g^c,}ljj,4  ^^3^tof«  r^^^^MnjKfiril 
severe  wounds,  wSvoSrSS'L'**'®**  ^^  «^ive3pfouX 

the  hoghts.    Captain  uSl v^° 'SBK'"  "PHlrw 

"•^"'*"'^ R..V. of  ttrSiS^te^fa: 


■^': 


'i< 


'•H^^ 


'**l''i 


ti'T-Zl' 


.nik^s, 


-JImk 


^.^.« 


k-"'"-sfc.u^ii 


fj>3r' 


.-.  W' ' 


•  /     "'STORY  OP  THE  WAR 


■V    ii- 


f5 


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IT 


^ 
^i^ 


'!<«? 


»  » 


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direction,  ^e  Sv^f "  T!,'^r.'?  *''«  hiIMn  ever/ 
5^|»e,  and  kept  r^^e^irfi^.'^t,  J;^'»^,^^a'•ge  BtonJ 
ttiexceptlon  ofoSei»n?!f '  •»"* -their  battenes,  with 


hpdja.    CoMi.Te™bu"S' "'°  ""  '"=•'«'  ittempt.  notr 


5*Ji,^f«»H,ut  one  hundred  anKxtJm/n**  ^?"*'- 
«•»••»*  Bccoad  tilne  ^f?„««     *•  ^«t  oemg  reinforced, 

when  the  JKer,  conaiH^irjL  ^k  "^  ^  ^  ^^  *"«  precip  ce, 

jja  whiiMeri7'^ 

token  of  •ubiniMi^  which  wmS*i  ?  Wonet»  •« 
captain  ^ooirm  oiSer^d  /k  *'""*'^  *°™  ^J^aj'  bjr 
ground.    At  th  8  iSLS.co7on.l  Pk"??  *°.  **""^  ^'^'r 

a  reinf«rcement\hiSiJcreLed?he"'^^^  t^"*";?***  ^'t^ 
tachment  to  thrie  hundred^  «„^  *     ^"'"^*''*»'^''»e  de- 

now  led  on  a  desperate  S^Jl      *.'^*"*^-    '^'^  officer 

ed  in  putting  to  Su  rei?m?.:A°**."Ti''«*«'^  «»<=^eed- 

.  bearing  tlie  Same  oYinvinffi     rl?  ^'?  !i"'"l«'-''  »»d 

prateSatthis  cwduTTaZLrfH  I*™ n^T'^'  «*««- 

be  receiired  threrbair  which  termli*,%'*t'^  *^*'.'"'  '^''«'» 

h]»  aid,  captain  M'iionald  2^^^       '  «»•««"««  j 

W8  8idcZ>rtaIly  wounded   ^.T*  *"??"'  **"'"&  ^j 

Wadsworthof  theSi^a^^^^^  «?"'<»*''''  g«n«™» 

~J  crossed  overr^Srw^^^^^^^  "«? J««»a- 

to  retire  to  have  his  ™nH«!J^^*'^'"«>«®n  ordered 

theaction.    ThrforS^?„i'*I!?*^' "S^''^ '^•'•'ned  to 

BntkhcommanSerSiCftSen  JK  "^^  "^  «<»• 

tob.co.plete,andgeneaiit^^^^^ 


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Hi'*-. 


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76 


^' 


HISTOHY  OF  THE  WAR. 


:r.si.i;""?.^  f*^^-'"'  s^'S's.",^ 

forour  co^ni^  iSr  ''*?,r''.®*5L  °"«  of  the  most  glorious 
rorour  country.  General  Van  RenggeJaer  percei^mr  that 
^e  men  on  the  opposite  side  embarked  but  Itowhf  and 

TO  move,     rnev  refused  to  do  so  ott  the  eround  ofron 
jtitutiona»  privifege  j  thesMie  men,  who  f  few  daVs  he' 

w«  'iJftSa**'!^** ""^»» impatienceZt u::'* ^ouV 
was  restrained.    It  seems  that  this  boiline  ardt.Jrh.ll 

I>»4™h°'' "'"'?*'  *»Bri<"">  being  reinforced  br  eidir 

toe  most  painful  s^sations,  to  address  a  note  to  ienml 

steiee7iJ''"'"r"*"**°«.^«    unexpected  SrS 
stance,  and  giving  him  permissron  to  consult  Ms  own 

t^n  JlfK-'^'"''  *'.  *^°"^** »»«  ««  ^e««»ved,  he  might  re- 
turn withhii  troops  to  the  American  side.    A  des^rate 


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II 


•  •Hi  . 


■WrOKT  Gt  THE  WJUt 


•<"*  ^•n.-^SP?!  'T^y  **"*  'f^  *"io«  «rtrrtT 


ggjyen  under  li«tena«^  amttMSfflfSS^^ 
gwjJM  by  the  general,    -^^  y^^J^ 

''*'**^  H   not  *5HWtI^%ii<»|^  ^> 


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79 


DISTORT  OF  1^  H?!A«.^ 


tei^  "^-rr^*  °"!  *''*'""'*«  ki"e*,  winded  MM 

J^«™§the  embarkation  of  the  troomiiift—i  i T" 

fire  was  open<}4  from  Fort  S^nt*  «»^  *' I^^TStw^HfH  -  . 
Niagara,  4icWM^JIL„J2    T, ""  **»«  American  Fo»i 

veraJhouses  near  the  bS  fort,    a  #i2?'- *^^  T**" 
pened  to  burst,  and  at  Se  im^tim.  J?*'^^^^ 
son  be^nning  Jo  ^^Am^t^ZuZ^^^'^ 
prudent  to  leave  the  fort »  i«[f^« -f7      "^  wwght  it 
"Brithh  about  ti^eT^Cri^t^^t''*^'''^^''^^^  ' 

the  barracks  waa  destroyed  b/ a  she  I  whiSKil.^"**u*^ 
nwgttine,  but  no  lives  ^mtlUi        '     '^  "*^  "P*^» 

batterie/  TfS?  G^TrS^^  ^.  ?«  ^^^f  "tj-first, W  the 

J*arl^opposi!emhS;and*.1  t^JZ.'^tf^  ' 
Niamra.    The  eannonadiig  eontiiuSi  ST^^  ^* 
until  dark,,  the  enemy  throSint  i,mJSi.^'*?\u"»* 
sand  red  hot  shot,  an^  «pSf  o/^ZnL  ^^J^' 
severaJ  i,f  the  barr.«t«  ^.^1    Ll^^T^*^"^  «»«»■> 


5; 


vi 


V4  ■■.  ■ 


'ite 


f#' 


h 

» 

t 

ai 
v» 

ai 


-«-^i;t^« 


fired,  bpt,  thrtii 

the   Unifftrl  S*.3L  Vriinr*'""""  "*  ■ 

waa 
>eon< 

and  the  ei^X  fire  WM  reta3"i'«.'^'if^'!  *»»!««» 

the  situation  moat  e.,*osed.     K^Ji^JJ^rili^^       ' 
were  commanded  by  li&.n6  fles  ^d  H*ndd*ffi 
of  wtoch  were  viiry  destructive,    fli^^f^:^^^  ^ 


M. 


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^iSL 


-««»'«t««M,^«,.._„,,. 


i4erlMi]»fr 

!vingth«. 
•fiweotj 
rhe  n&^ 

»w  fort  • 
On*  of 
vuplbc 


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HWl^RY  OF  THE  WAR, 


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1  J. 


«*™r«jryoecuiTeiI  on  this  occuian  ^ALJr    r  "*""»»" 
towQ^  and  carried  tD  MnnTJlki  j  ^'^^^^T  •*  Wen*- 

Jion  ofSt^rS.  ffl*  %««P«»  hi«  determiwS 

jer  attack  h^d'^Ln  c;.,JlctT:SS^Sf'  **  V 

fcce  of  tJKHr4teriCwb1,^1^&^  '^^W 

tweei.  fort  Brie  ai»dX;hibw^  w£.*t*^*''!^  bl^ 
conmpended  to  tteoerS  \C.  L«      *  **^  »»d  ai  Urtt  „,  I 

fi^Ct  of^bisStSon  hratteA**5:  ^^.,^^  »•-   . 
tb«o  had  luldjer  hi«  commntani:!.-^*^  JL  .*^  **»icb  h#  .»  ^ 


f4 


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mSTOMr  OF  TIB  ItM. 


himself rft!-ih^,ffTi^ite  n*"***^.**  »**?««*«* 

bj'  an  animated  DropliM,.-r5«,«  5?~l"*^"'*":^  .^mb  seconded 
*«rd8  of  foor  t»iniM*n^  «      i:     .     .  **'  November,  up- 

rwi.«  alls  t'r«„tt«'fti"ir^^ 

«fficert  were  activdi  eBM«ri  f„  JPir  "»**■»"«  J  *««»  tlw» 
poizing  thT A:?„T^3 1^^^^ 
JtT^  »«*ta,  and  a  number  ofa^^wlwe^.  JL 
•*  for  the  reception  of  th«  ariH»,  Vi.!nr^  were  prepar- 
«"ce  tranaportSi  to  the  cJ^L  S^^  ^%  ?^  »»«•». 

ry  to  <he*lSncipal  attick"   tS^d^^^ 

wr  coloiMSl  BoprBM»r  otwT  '  *^o  o'tacnmenta,  one  an-  " 


V 


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■X 


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■^_-j'. 


T  ^: 


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.>i 


^^!r 


^W^ 


Hnineiicr 

thuB  br  at^ 
iilnre,«ii(| 
i  told  that 
Bd  iiflened> 
OMse  of 

n  the  in* 

their  pa*. 

dis^stm', 
iir  wivM- 
U8  incurw  .) 
ilculatc4 
ntrickift 
ticuUafy 

'  OttMMVb 

wpected 
liiid  Qa- 
len  tuni 
as,  how^ 
tcond^d 
•,ofth« 
(»er,  «]>. 
sting  of 
I,  Newi 
uidtfaft 
»g|^*nd 

»rc|Mir- 
tbe  at 
[)arato« 
n«aD-   ' 

»de»*    • 

liia 


HISTORY  OP  THE  WAR. 


81 


the  ertcmy  opened  a  heavy  fire ;  the  first  detachment 
Janded  and  took  some  prisoners,  but  failed  in  destroyine 
the  bridge.    The  other,  under  captain  King,  landed 
higher  un  at  the  Red  House,  drove  the  enemy,  and  then 
advanced  to  their  batteries,  which  they  stormed,  and 
then    spiked  the  cannon.    Lieutenant   Angus,  with  a 
nunaber  of  marines,  accidentally  separated   from  cap- 
tain Kine,  and  ho  reinforcements  arriving  from  the  op- 
posite side,  they  concluded  that  King  and  his  party  had 
been  taken  prisoners,  and  therefore  returned.    The  par- 
y.  of  King,  now  consisting  of  seventeen,  besides  cap- 
tains Morgan  and  Sprowl,  and  five  other  oflicers,  was 
in  full  possession^  df  the  works,  while  the  enemy  was 
completely   dispersed.    Findiri|,   at   length,  that  they 
could  not  expect  to  be  supported,  they    resolved  to  re- 
turn |  but  one  boat  could  be  found  to  transport  them  all ; 
captains  Sprowl  and  Morgan  passed  ovei\  with  the  pri- 
soners, leaving  captain  King,  who  was  sodn  after,  with 
his  small  party,  surrounded    and  taken  prisoner.    On 
the  return  of  captain   Sprowl,  colonel  Winder  was  or- 
dered, to  pass  over  with  about  three   hundred  men.    H^ 
instantly  embarked,  and  led  the  van.    His  own  boat  wa« 
the  only  one  which   touched    the  opposite  shore,  the     ^ 
others  having  been  swept  down  by  the  swiftness  of  the     ^'" 
current. 

From  various  causes  the  embarkation  of  the  main  body     ^ 
was  retarded  much  beyond  the  appointed  time,  so  that  ,'* 
at  twelve  o'clock  in  the  day,   about  two  thousand  men     / 
were  at  last  ready  to  move.    General  Tannehill's  volun- 
teers, and  colonel  M'Clure's  regiment,  were  drawn  up 
ready  for  a  second  embarkation.    The  enemy  by  this     4 
time  had  collect^  on  the  opposite  shore,  and  appeared 
ready  to  receive  them.   The  departure  of  our  troops  was. 
in  the  most  unaccountable  manner,  delayed  <intil  late  in 
the  afternoon,  when  orders  were  riven  to  debark.    Much 
murmunnff  antl  discontent  ensued  j  which  were  in  some 
measure  sdenced,  by  assurances  that  another  attempt 
would  be  made.    It  wib  now  resolved  to  knd  about  five 
mu^s  below  the  navy  yard  j  and  accordingly,  on  Monday 
•Twung,  the  thirty-ninth,  all  the  boats  wer«  collected  for 


/ 


I 


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ii 


'n 


HISTORir  OF  THE  ivTAR. 


the  men  /:«nducting  them^^f" '"^^^^^^  **  ?»••  o'clock 

«»ng  wag  wanting  but  L  wn^  r^*  ^'f^uccess.    No- 
some  delaj,  ordere  weV  «„Ii    , '°   !"°^« '  ^^en,  after 
^  to  land,  a/impaiU  ^th  ,  3:1^^^^^       .?••  *»»«  ^^hoL 
BionofClnadawas  gTven  076^1^*;^  *''**  ♦'^^  '"^a- 
»rrangement8  were  made  tnJ'  /''^'.^ewon,  while 
One  universal  expressTon  of  ndfl'?*°  '^■nter  quarters, 
greater  part  of  tfe  mTlitia  threw  ^^^^^^      *?"*   """^^  ^  ^^^ 
returneclto  their  home"  and  Ih^-    T"  '''«•'  arms,  and 
.      ual  J  threatened  theTfe^f  thl  1^  ""^^  ""o"'*'"***  «°ntin. 
nations  passed  between  him      F''®''*'-    ^^^^e  rfecrinii- 

cusedhi^of  cotSS   e  ai^oTufe  -''«  i"' 

General  Smjth,  in  vindication  S  «'"]''''*  deportment, 
he  had  posHlve  nst7uct  on  ' Z?fn''T*'"'*'»''«8«d  that 
less  than  3000  men,  and  thlt  f hV  "'"l  ""^  '"^^^'^n  '^ith 
^ot  eweed  fifteen  hundred  B.  Jh"™**""  .'""''*'-'^«'*  ^^ 
„  ^^"satisfaction  was  excited  thrn..!*''!'  ^*  '*  "Vt  great 
miHtarj  reputatiJSrfrom  thS^^^^^^^^  ^i^mrj/i^d  hi. 
Pubhck  estfrnation.'  Cs  affaST^H^'^P'v'^  .^*^""«'*  »^^ 
vourable  aspect,  and  was  nof^«J         certainly  an  unfa- 

fairsin  geneVC  eSfoX  L'^'^J'^*^'**  'o  ""r  «f- 
tion.  f  hroughout  thf^ho  e^f  5  '°"'-«g'"g  to,  the  na.  „ 
tinua  Ij  suffeSng  the  eS  of  o^r  *  ^^f'  ''"  '"*'*  '=°»- 
ence  in  war.  Everv  fSn^S  "^  **^**'  ^ant  of  experi- 
tions,  and  to  d^^  „  "ofe:^  *"  *"^«*  *'^'-  <^«ffi- 
tnovements  aga  n8tK.dKlluP*V*'^'^"'»^'7  i"  oar 
lantr^wereSrmedtt^^^  "^^^  ofpS- 

It  Is  now  tlmeTSrn  our'^-SP*'^"  *"^  ">"'««• 
r?J?,fo«ectin.on  Se  bo'Se™  Tl  V''!  "°'^'»*"» 
But^ittlewasdbnein  thisauartPr  .?•.?*:  ^««'rence.  , 
tnmn.    At  the  declarmtinh  5?     ®'^t  "°*^*  '**«  >»»  the  au. 
troop"  were  atetioned  ?.  Sn  J.::*^^       *  »•»«"  number  rf 
and  U  would  necesSril V  J2,^  j*^"*  *'**??  *•>"  frontier : 
time  before  the  milSr/ouTC*eibSfT "^^^  ^"^^ 
«•  the  regular  trooos.  iiewl^»«r  f  r^'®*^  ""<*  marehed, 
«D«ld  belollected  KS  ^f''*^  '"'  *''^*^7  «n  ^ok 

"  wag  conffdentlj  calculated,  that  twt 


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■•,■        .■>'•" 


Ii#ft 


mW 


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■-^ 


fS^l; 


•  ' ': . ,  .  .'X. 


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I 


«ception  of 
)ur  o'clock  J 
order  and 
Jcesg.    No- 
when,  after 
<"  the  whole 
t  the  inva- 
«on,  while 
r  quarters, 
forth }  the 
arms,  and 
led  contin. 
fe  necrinii- 
r,  who  ac- 
sportment. 
Ileged  that 
»8i<in  with 
arked  did 
'*J|  great 
>  and  his 
iciined  in 
an  anfa> 
to  pur  af- 
0  the  na? ., 
•^ere  con- 
►fexperi- 
'  (Salcula. 
'  in  oar 
a  of  gal- 
tia. 

lorthem 
wrence.  , 
th^  ftu-r 
•nl)er:  of 
■ontier;  . 
Jngtliof 
arched, 
m  foot 
•fcotti 
faftt 


rook 


T^^ 


HISTokv  OF  THE  WAR. 


,  I 


/upper  proWnces  of  Canada  would  fall  .«  . 

A     ••  the  centre,  whii^k  ».:«.u*  .i!        ^»  ""**  ®*  the  army 

.  V  those  on  the  St  WenTe^'^aV^^  »»^  j°'« 

the  war  would  bctarried  to  MnJ*   ^."''^^S'''  *•»«  ^'nter, 

pectedandWntaKrren^eri?^^^  «"'^»* 

.ta  change  in  the  sSuaSo^^aJaiL     li  ^i"^"''?  '  *?* 
late  in  fte  autumn  *hi.*««wk-  ."  was  not  untl 

redin  the  northS-n  aX  ^^^"S  ^^'^^^  «^"»te  occur- 
Bri«sh*^^''ed  u'ifet^  '^'^^Y-^^^  bai^s  of  the^ 

bers,  burnt  a  blorlT  hnne^^      regulars  of  supenour  num- 
andUrldw^^fe.'^eyi*'"^^         PuSck  storS, 
for  that  attack;  tiTeBrrti!?  l,°fi^  ^"«  »»?"•    'n  revenao 
termined  trattemnt  Jh  A^f  the  second  of  October,d|. 
h«avy  fire  WM  Sed  fLi  *l™f  "*»  of  Ogdensburg.    A 
lage  if  Preset  KtS^    *'l®  '"^***  ^<»''''»'  «t  the  viU 
thfy  attel^ffioe^tte' r/P"*'**-   On  the  fourth. 
tow\,andeWLd^n  fo'rt^\^,7«^^J'^      «*«•??  the 
J>«n  in  each}  but  they  wereLrmil*  ^  t?*"'  ^^toen. 
•Brown,  ofth'e  Ne^!Ck  miS  ihT'^^**  hj  general 
in  person.    A  shJrn  o«*-         *'.^"o  commanded  here 

•^  ho««7whentte;w1?ecSm^  ^^  "««rl^  two 

*igii,leavin»oninf7lf.S^?^-       to  abandon  their  de- 
a  SnsiXSSeKL.^  ^   ^**""  *"*'  ^*°^«'  *»d  ^^Aferih^ 

tioS'X' !:im';  tJastSf  rftif  1^^^^^^ 

<««  the  «i»etSJtJr^S  lL?"  <»«»«  "nMcf  indebted, 
surprised  aSockhouKf  J  ^  k''*  *"*"*?'»»  t«hitorv! 
of EngUsb  and  Ck^t  IffJ!**  ^/  *  considerable  |,odr 
the  *ick  sTo.Sr'^r^mLir^^^^         «<»  ^esti^ei 

S?%ri^b?t^1^*i--^^^^^^  V 


\    'I 


s»- 


P^l^fi?.  •>    '*'     %'  -  ,',       '^;',' 


rv  ^  :•■ 


•:  ^t  .'■ 


-'*''-^  •■1 


84 


•  mSTORY  OP  THE  WAtt. 


MdtheyBBon  j^^    j    ""JMWimitjr  of  naval  combat- 
«w»eqwnce  of  the  failml «?      '*®''°**  on  the  ocean 

were  now  withoi  a  8iS?J*7  «°  theMes;  •  %e 
andt*  wli.le  fo«,  on  afe  n^?*^  ''*''*'  <>°  ^«k<i  Erie 

^r,  e^modore  Chaunce-    w;?k      l  ?**'^®7-    ^n  Octo- 
nved  «t  Sackett'8  Har W.  fol\L '^^^  "^^^•n'en,  ar- 
ttw  dwign  into  effect.  Sin.*    f.P"''P°«e  of  carryinff 
*«rfer  capable  of  bein^  fitiS  .   ^°*'-^  purchased  eWl 
o«i«red  'ieutenant  Eiifof^f  "''hf  '^  "'^•«'  of  wa^aTJ 
»»va|   force  on   Lake  Erie     xh/fT  «'""'*«  ^--g^n'^^* 
ceededwith  rapidity,  SiTnnf  J  !.  ''1*  P'^^P'^'^at'ons  prb- 
*bat  on  *hA  o;»*t  "rxV  cannot  be  doubted.  wh»n  .„-  ilS 


-^^id 


to  contend  with  thten!mrs  IT'f^"^^  himself  abje 

«e>ved  information  tii»?*K^        ''?'®  'orce.     Having  t-e 

f  e  Lake,  for  fhe  pS^io^^f"^^^^^^  '"'^  sailed  d?wn 

to  ,*W  George,  hrS^ltS  f '"^  ."P  ''^'nto'-cemeX 

False  Dokes  *Ji  his  tay^n     tJ".  f"*"'''P,'  '''"»  «'  «•« 

<^l>auncey,  created  in  this  sTnr*  I  ®  force  of  commodore 

posed  of  the  Oneida   14  In,  fn'^ll?^^^^  *'»»«.  was  com! 

.^nour  Tompkins,  ieuteCnt  Brn^'^i'^  '""^'^ '  ^he  Go- 

Blhot,of  2gun8,  VperrAr^LT'^"^^'  ''eulenant 
the  ^nlia,  Trant,  if  one  SO  noHnr^'*''  of  2 guns-  ^^d 
«"  J8.  The  ve.S.1.  of  the  enJmv  ^I'Jj  ;?*^*"«  '^  ^J^  32 
to  have  passed  un  ^Ha  i  „L        "'  .'^"'ch  were  suoDosAri 

•SIS  'Sri""'  Si»C ??«„.  " *"" '  '^""^ 
.    un  the  8th,  the  sanaWMK  <•  n    »"':*• 


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<he  Royal  Geoi^^^Ji      ,!  '"*^  commenced  an  atiack  on 

Pert,  and  the  Growler  nushLf     "*^1*'*'  *^*  '»''«.  t^e ' 
'    terwardg  the  brirSfal  H^iT*^'''i  «?«c«8ion  j  af- 

Tompkins ;  shortlT  aftfr  S^  l*".'^  1"^  ^'^^  Governour 
•     ^  turned  mZ   tie  hS  *''%*^''°'«  S^e  of  the  batteries 

»idesforanK,wfi^hfR*"i  ^°"*'""«d  hot  on  both 

aftd  ran  higher  u^he^l^!  ffi^^^J^®  ^"*  ^«'-  ^abjes, 
posed  to  the  cross  fire  of^A  JJff '*^"***''°">«'"S  »««'«' 
't.prudent  to  p^rsueVe  Roval  I  !""''  T*^  "ot  deeming 
;^'«d  and  maSe  sai?  Z  ofYhe  bir^'rhh"''**  "«'*'»  '^^ 
a  most  daring  exploit,  and  I..  »«SL  .  '"'^  "^^  certainly 
success.  Tfe  £, vll  r  '  ^  2?®  '^*  o^^t,  meritea 
h«";  the  shot  frS.?^°'"^*  '."*^'"*^  ^^^e-^ely  in  her 
while  the  loss  ofTo^oTre'ltuf  "'=''  ^''  ^^«^"«''*'^ 

.  wounded  by  the  burst^g  o?h«^^.un  fS  Vpf  ""^'^  '^^^ 
«^e  deck,  was  knockeO  ovX!rd\ni  J  """f  *n"'' 
commodore  canturerf  «  Ik  2.  ?™  arowned.    The 

.  ^e  GrowlerWertonv^t  naS"^***!  ''*^'»'"-'  *"<^ ««"' 
P«^8e  of  decoyinff  the  Hov^i??!^*  entrance,  for  the  pur- 
Sh«  then  sail^d\itS  ^^  1^!°^ '  ^S'  ^"''°"t  success. 

a^herwayshedt<iJfr;d'^t^Pr^„.®'^'**'•  "*^''«"'-- 
Moirk,  convoyinir  a  donrf?«  c^^  1'°*^®  ^S<int  and  Earl 

^  conceded  heSelf  beMnS  ^'fK"***" '  she^immediatdy 
ves8el?hadpa^fed  sheJanlrt'  *"*^  ^"^^^  «>«  armej 
and  bro&tVr  iJ'to  SacK  the  schooner, 

board  IZMO  dollars  i n  -«    •    "arbour.  The  prize  had  on 

ral  BnK:kPithXU  C  TJ\^  '^^^-- 
Comraodore  ChauncersSin  -ft!  ^'"'■^^''  '^^ ""^^  officer, 
intelligence  respecting  tt  fefS  ili*'"'''"^^'^^^^^*'*  the 
}y  setoff  in  the  midsf  of  ^"'™'  *°^  imraediate- 

her  at  the  False  Ducks  •  bJi  tlf  '?'"'"'  ^  '"'^'-cept 
witiioutbeingableSiiwii'tT^  ^  ^^  Harbofr 

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short, on  accoumofaTe "„•.*??'«  ■•«"»   rniUMX 

proper  submission  fnVL  "^''c'*  influence   anrf;«r     - 

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tice— Re^erwa  of 
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isittotheCreeka 
tory  over-  a  Bri- 
est. 

in  ^assembled 
ss   unusually 
g  state  of  our 
mongstusjin    ^ 
it  to  foretell 
*^  national 
ace,  and  im- 
Britain,  very 
xistence   of 
our  poHtical 
>  which  pre- 

there  is  no 
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In  peace,  it  " 
t  and  keeps  - 
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^•r  wjs^mo^t  vioIent%'votT/'l*'  '^PP'*''*'""  to  t^e* 

Amencaij  minister  in  K/i  **  *  TL^*?'"  of  cou^e    >k 
to  a  cessation  of  LirJ^°^?"' w«8  authori«P,i  *      ^"® 
*nce  that  ^  „«i°'^''*'««'  even  on  the  unn«  •  *?  "^ree 

>    "nng  the  armistice.  This  «o„     -       °®  tJ'scon- 

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p^feition  was  afterwards  «iade  bj  tdmiral  Warren   but 
xvkh  required  aa  a  m\mmB^T^^SljiS^rlif 

ordera  to  oar  cruisers  recalled.    This  he  alleaed  waain 

beE?'?^T  ^T^^  WelrsTabd^^SS 
became  us  to  take  the  first  Itep,  and  uncbnaitlonallT 

foLTS^J""  ever  experienced  Smueh  good  faith  and 

dZTZ^JT^T^  ^".*""'  «»toju.h^sufchconfi. 
?r^,  '^  *"*  ^as  «he  not  the  aian-essor,  bv  her  own  ac- 

9oun«,l,,f  on  our  account,  she  acknowledged  hersef 
wel  k'nownf^^  T  J^"*'"*'  ^lg»^t»-  Moreover,  itTa- 
t^o*hn.?«  I  •  ****  ^^'  •**  ^'^^t  moment,  more  than 
two  thousand  impressed  American  seamen,  confined  a. 
E«?  f«y»':' and  persisted  in  refusing  every  arran^! 

'JW^fi^  ««Hi««8tent  ane  the  pretexts  of  iniustic^. 
J  bese  attenyits  at  reconciliation  had  failed,  when  the 
S''"P^™''aB^'*  interposed  his  mediation;  which,  on 
k  •  ^  gMW^ernmePt.  was  instantly  accepted  :  on 
•  "SJMBK'i*"  ^"S'»*»^»  »t  was  declined;  as  being 
!^°"''!SHlr^^®*"  "^^'a*  interests. J  but  she  profea^ 

.^^  ^""*iw  to  enler  into  a  direct  negociation  jthis.  it 
^will  be  seen,  fas  merely  thrown  out  as  a  pretext,  to  pJo- 
iong  the  war  at  her  pleasure.  \     *^ 

A  most  imnortant  change  had  taken  place  in  the  afiiiirs 
ot  Europe.    Napoleon- had  experienced  a  reverse,  pro- 
E«?.'^  to  the  vastness  of  h.^s  designs.    This  man,^in. 
toxicated  with  his  former  success,  and  with  the  vile  flat- 
tery^t^.ch  IS  always  paid  to  the  despot,  had  begun  to  - 
tlunk  himself  more  than  mortal.    It  U  thouglit  that  he 
had  conceived  the  idea  of  universal  empirl,  naturally 
enough  the  ultimate  object  pf  a  conqueror  j  for  what  con- 
queror  ever  set  bounds  to  his  ambitioa  ?    The  vanity  of    • 
his  scheme,  if  any  such  ever  entered  hidhead,  of  bringing 
«Ii  ^H'T  1°  ^'f.  ^®\'?  ""^  mastering  the  fleet  of  EnglJncf 
*nd  theh  extending  his  power  over   the  globe.  wi5  now 
fully  demonstrated.    The  joy  which  nianj  of  our  fellow 
ciftzens  expieased  on  this  occasion,  was  perhaps  illjttdged. 


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thdrawDytDdtito, 
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and  as  goch  it 
unconditionallj 

asked;  whether 
h^;0od  faith  and 
stify  sn^b  confix 
by  her  own  ac- 

the  Orders  in 
vledged  herself 
loreover,  it  was 
^nt,  more  than 
en,  confined  as 
;  every  arrange- 
dious  practice. 
Xts  <tf  iniusttee-. 
ailed,  when  the  ; 
ktionji  which,  on 

accepted  :  on 
:lii)ed,  as  being 
mt  she  profesa- 
siation  i  tf)i8,^it 
pretext,  to  pro- 
se in  the  affairs 

reverse,  pro- 
This  man,  in- 
h  the  vile  fiat^* 

had  beeun  to 
louglit  that  he 
pire,  n*turally 
;  for  what  con- 

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ad,  of  bringing 
t  of  England, 
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ttatweshouldlmXtSd  bvanv^^^        but  litUeffeil 
teroptini  to  connupr  «..        ^  •"^  ^^uropean  pow^,  at- 

•f  the  seas  a  rflT  *  "  "*•■  *='*"»  *<>  the  sovereientT 
its  natuTe?  wL±&W  '*'  '^  ^'^ «"  '^^  ^^ 
rope,  the  m«d  attemnt  „f^"S  psessed.  As  t?Eu- 
b^n  overth^w  si^?4lete^K^^  ^a^  been  followed 
geeous  toits  reposeinSwSf!  ^""^  frombeingdan- 
with  very  enliiAtenS  JSf'^  '*®*^"l*^  *  ""atter  of dQubt, 

have  to  fear  a  more  formirf-M/^    *  ^-H^E?  would  not 
thingbutthe  pTcrckt^JS^rr^'^ft^  Now 

nations.  TKe  consequence  of  Si  ^.^h^^  ne.gbbounng 
power  of  Naooleon  »nnW  k  u-  l.™?^  decline  of  the 
Iwd,  in  the  cCsS  Ki,  t  ^«'*'^  favourable  to  E^! 
wid  Wed  by'hrr  succesZ-I^S^f  'f?"**  **»»  ^^^nf-J 5 
probable  that  slie  would  fell  TaTI"''''^^-  ^*  ^^^  »«' 
with  us  on  reasonable  terms  ^  ^"Po^tion  to  treat 

avi^wtole'rrr:;^  now"r'"^.°^^Tr«-»-th 
tion,  was  the  provrdit  ^radTt?**'"?  '^s^i^f  itten- 
ments  had  been  extrS-l  J  «.!;  *'""?*  '^•**=«-  EnHst- 
ragement  had  nJt  KSo«IT  "^  ?"®^'«'*  «"<^ott. 
posed  to  receive  into  aeTeA"eeJZ*{?-  J'^^'^Pro. 
[wenty  thousand  voiuntJe«,Tr  a   it^^^  StiSes, 

J;^co5^h"irbee"n'l^^^^^^^^ 

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HISTORY  OP  THE  WAR^ 


rwolTed.  that  it  should  be  ElSJLl  TSf'Sl  j  *°?  '*  ^'"v 
reliance  of  our  country  SudTw  mfjfA'**'*  ***  '"^«*^ 
wimicalto  it,  became  Its  warmllfr  •*'*]'''''*  °"««  •»«« 
legislature  now  enSt^d  r'th^lf?"i»-..  ^be  national 
«ch  mea-urea  as  ^necissSJ  f  ■*"*^!"*^'  *"  *^*'«*"« 
«to  of  the  war,  and  m  would  &/  *  *  "^^"^^  ^''^^^' 
•Jready  experienced.  **"'*    **»  "°'«<»J  the  evils 

In  the  month  ofieSPrZiZJ/'^T  "o^^t'tion. 
ert  in  a  state  of  blockade  h..?ir*J'*  ^2"*  ^'^  proclaim- 
iMied.  This  paSockad ArS"*  °**  '^•"^  '^^''^''J  «P- 
$on,  like  that\;Kd  iSji  i*."**  P^^'J^^**  of  retalik- 

ffce  United  States  did  nS^wto"^!*"^^™**  ^ 

,  contrary  to  the  l^^nlt^^^l^S  M^'^ *»  e««npl«  «o 

-coast  of  England  in  «  «♦*♦-  «f  S*".*".*"™  declare'  the 

pretence  in*  nSipJ  th?  cSJ.^^^  Wock«de,.and  under  that 

ports.    The  S  h  vesseTs  we^'re' cL"fl"'™'*'P"§-*^^ 

protection  of  her  iom^rcl  ^n«t^"^  e»pioyeJin  the 

attention  was  so  muchtok!n^l-*u"*'L^"'''^"''"<»  '««' 

'^hich  were  then  Se  oj  th/r^«*''  ^^\  eighty  affiiiw 

unately  reniained/ ffi„^hi!  ,?  *'°*°*'  *^**  '^^  f** 

least  our  homes  and  our  fiSS*  '''**'*"'  unmolested  ,  at 

A  war,  howeve?,V,iaten^^.**  ^^"^  °"*  disturbed, 
which  we  r»ow  K7d  t;S  ""  '"  '^?*»'«^  quarter,  to 
southern    Indies,  eouallvt""-  ''"'^ '  ^^'^^r-    The 
warfare,  and  perVns  J^L  J?'''**"'*.!"  '^''^'-  ™«»e»  of 
began  to  exbibifsiXf  heltiSv^  *^.*  "r*^*™' 

less  cause  to  compfain.  The  Cillu  "J^?**'*.  ''•^  «^«'- 
rial  limits  of  the  C.Xd  States  iTJ^t^'*'''?,*^*  **''*"*<»- 
tected  by  the  Amer  cans  •  1^#  ^  '^^  uniformly  p^- 
were  turned  off  aTthe  S^iit  of  t"h"?  "P""  «»«ir  laW  ' 
sums  were  expended  for^nn  ^  bayonet;  immenwr 
arts  of  civiJize^d  "iff:  Zrlon^Z^'^  of  teaching  them  the 
among  them,  for  the 'pu%ose  JfteacWn^  r**   ''  '"^^^ 

u..to„,wa.stricaypu„u:ny^„re;^^^^^^^^^^ 


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.  On  thiswbject 
nmity  j  and  it  wa* 
he  best  and  gafest 
it  have  once  been 
on.  The  national 
■duitj,  in  deviaing 
vigorpin  prosecu- 
remedj  the  evils 

■hreatened  bjthe 
rioug  roolegtation. 
•«8t  wa%  proclaim- 
orce  afttnallj  ap- 
«teoce  of  retalia- 
:  of  Franca;  aiii 
>w  an  example  so 
urn  declare,' the 
,  and  anderthat 
ral8,MNnfftober 
emplojed  in  the 
:ruiger8,  and  her 
B  mightjafliir* 
>t,  that  we  for* 
Himolested ;  at 
»t  distarbed. 
ther  quarter,  to 
anxietj.    The 
their  modes  of 
»  the  northern, 
eople  had  ever 
hin  the  territo. 
iiniformlj  pr«|. 
}on  their  lands 
let;  immense 
ching  them  the 
►jed  to  reside 
lose  arts,  and        / 
at  the  pabliek 
ced  bj  Wash- 
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industry,  separatTpSDertv  i  tif  '*-!'"S  stimulant  to 
tobe    u-^lerK  .  K  „i  °°  !f  *  ^'''  ^as  beginning 

11  the  d^TsS  iniSSs^tS'sitSr^^^^^^  -"S 
«»pect,  e<jual  to  that  of  the  ^S^„  ml^'  ""  T'^^ 
Burope.  \hey  had  thrown  ^^^^ZS T^  ^^ 
•nd  wore  cottonn  nf  *hn:- „  i"*"""*  of  skins, 

population  t^rlf^Z^^^  '^^^ 

lived  on  terms  of  fiiendS  w  ?f*JM^-.''!l^o*'^**' 
their  lands  had  nevrbeenen''^ilS.  A  ^"'**''  States;  . 
had  become  considerlhU  ?n»r    ^''.''^  "P*"* '  ""^  they 
the  whites.  TcorSi  one  ^^^^^  r'"'^'*  ^'^^ 

•an,exceptthelndirn^a^nl  is    *iStt^^^   "°  !J'''*« 

**'«i;,*\^"torj  unless  he^ailerX     *"  ''"^'"' 

The^.bentvolent  societies  of  the  Vn{tl\i    ««u*       u  ^ 

opened  schools  throuoph  the  rn,.n#L   ?    1  ^''*®''  ''*** 

^ing  the  finishing  to=  this  state  "/^^^^^^^  ^^ 

•her  respect  thev  had  PnfJrTi^  .u  i™*^ '"  "^'^rj 

habits,    ftearly  tfe  same  l7i^  f  •™''"  ''^  *'*•'  «^««« 
amongst  the  oSer  tribes  th^^^  of  improvement  existS 
the  Cferokees     The  ^me  '  J^.^*^^^^^^  Chickasaws,  and 
in  the  villages  of  JieseTonK  ^k  "^J^'P  "*"  ^'"'''« 
in  their  cultivation  of th^S'i^ .K^' ' "''i''^ «f <^"Pation8, 
lands,  and  even  in  the  cons^Lctio^  nf  1'*"^?  *"  "'^'^ 
which  in  manj  cases!  Ze  buitV    ^k!""  ^''^^'"ng'. 
employed  for  the  purpose    a,^  iS^^.'"'"?  .«"-P^°ter» 
generality  of  white  seSer!      2?  r         'f^T"^  *°    ^^ 
civiliiatiin  advanced     5,*;  ft  i*''   -"^"^f  '''"*  «>•*• 

augar,  and  many  other  artde,  haT!!.*  °'^-'"*^i  •»«* 
among  them  :  and  it  XL  „^        '     **"  ^*°  introduced 

women  ridVto  «m?  neilT'"™*'"  ^'*'"6  *«  «««  ^heir 
aeat  cc.tton  garmen  s  of  ^fe^r^n""^  ^"*'^'  "^'"^''^  i« 
saddles  manulacTured  bv  fe  J*"  ""'V'"*'  «°  »i<le- 
the«  twenty-five  or  thirtv  io^.7^'*''^  ^'^'^'^  ''^^  <^«»t 
«Javes,whoUb^uredintjfefield^^^^^^  ^"^  of  them  h«i 
the  .ariou.  occupations  ometr^^^^^^      ^"P'*'^*'*  '» 


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HISTORY  OP  THE  WAH 


-^    ..     7:^.^ 


-Wffe."^^^^^^^^^^  would  be  .n  .ct  of 

.the  extreme  of  f„lij/"CaUhLn^^^^^^  would  be 

^n  would  be  thn-ie  that  %*l»n»t«rf.  theirnmi! 

destruction  must  be  ineritable^'hl  i  t  .^t^'^ments,  their 
,*°«' Hawkins,  an  enlightened  mi^"'W*2*^^ 
JifetotheciWlizationofthesTunLr  1  ''*''  <««^oteahi8 

«ynred  a  considerable  icSt?''5*'*'^*^'*»*^^ 
there  was  a  lanre  nortion  Af  St^jT'  ^"**  amongst  them 

whohadbeenTE'^;tacnteo^^^^^^^  the  w^^S; 
inel.ned  to  return  to  the  oKf?'?^*'"*^'  *"^  who  were 
cause  more  favourabirtohe1^M°^'*^"S«  banners,  be- 
,^^n«ties,  than  thrhiite    L'jf^  unrestrained  p,^ 

t^  P'-^t^ded  to  despise  %S  ,r*'^*"'"'^»  ^f'c»» 
war  rased  on  the  nSrthertt^^f:  ^'^^  ^"'nmer,  while 
weeks  began  to  shew  tn»rk     '"^""."^^    the    d  sorderlr 

ted  depredation^  onThe  pron^f  *  !r'?!!°*''J^?  «>'"™Su 
cias8,and  often  upon  the  wKuiT^K'*^  J^^  ^Jl-ordered 
reiKler  of  Hull,  this  disi^sTi^lnK  .®''°^%.  after  the  su^ 
Jence.    A  part^Tthisfva jl  '*'Tfc  °"'  ^"*o  open  vio. 

«omepeo/e,wCtediS«Jlr^*''-f«"  "^ 
^urdere/them  near  the  mS tf^'S^r*'"  W^*  ^ 
was  represented  t^^nation^wh^  ^'^'^  The  affair 
tors  to  W  seiiedBiS  tode^h  "*  a"^  ^  f''P^^"^'       ' 


•"•-woe   seitedA 
"iter,  was  the  col 


,  ..—  -„.c  «;iio««BuenEP  I'n  «^k'  L  ..  "  war,  soon 
as  might  be  expecteTS-evailpS  ^'''«t.?*  «^age  part 
her  ofthose.whVhad  bLTfliL?l*''^r•*^  ""-^ 
were  either  obliged  tont^nlt^-^  ^i""-'  ^'"ted  States. 
^  Other  causes  fontributed  tl  /J'*'"  *««•  standard.  '" 
state  ,if  things.  l'he«"lebrated  &  *^'«  ''"inow 

jear  ljfore,1risited  aXTo^^^  ^ friieTfr^^^  """'^  '^^ 
ot  kindling  a  spirit  unfriendly  ^iTfL  7?  •/  ?V^^  purpose 
wvage   Demosthenes,  X^fvi;KS^•^?!i**''•  "^^h-* 
of  their  tribes,  and  with  that  Md  .rj*^  '^*'^**'  '^O'"'"'* 
<juence,  which  he  possessed  in^i, it       «°.T*°*>'n6  e'o- 
nour  to  what  hasTerbeen   wit„!S*5  ^"fi^i^ly  !„»«.    , 
people,  exhausted  every  topick  S  cuSSi  r°"««*  <*S^, 
their  mxnds,  and  alieoai  tfei;SicSX«"£?£^! 


/• 


■•«f*«f«Il^^s^ 


.liiS^ 


i^^*«*l*pWWM^'^-- 


"t-,ry  <*" 


ivould  be  an  act  of 
r  part,  would  be 
tnited,  their  num. 
ern  lodiang,  y^t 

»«"'ement8,  their 
ited  States' agent, 

had  deToted  his 
ep«opre,andhad 
>t*  amongst  them, 
J  the  worthless, 
■J»  and  who  were 
»ge  manners,  be- 
nrestrained  pro- 
•wluced,    which   ' 
summer,  while 
the   disorderlr 

they  cjoliectetl 
'ntrjr.  commit* 
»e  walJ^rdered 
'.  after  the  sor- 
»nto  open  vio- 
[ees  fell  upoft 
ussissippi,  and* 
o.    Tfie  affair 

the  perpetra- 
•f'l  war,  soon 

«vage  part, 
greater  num- 

tinted  SUtes, 
andard.  ■    . 

this  ruinous 
i8eh,had,the 
r  the  purpose 
States.  Thia 
lied  councils 
nanding  elo- 
initelr  supe- 

'ongst^Se 
operate  on' 
t  tbeir  beBe> 


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,      SISTORY  OF  THE  WAR.  ^3 

«e!S'^;ffi.^"'W  *"  these  nations  his  speeches  hiid 
Cih  tT.!:.  ''"*  ^"'^IS**  ^^^  ^••««'^«  part^cularlj,  al- 
AmT*k  "T  considerate  rejected  his  interference 
Am.au,e  usual  topicks  of  his  discourses,  he  was  in  the 
^t^  klln^ir^T^'^T  >-ith  their  civilization  and  U^ 
their  de^nl'f;.ff"''-*'*'"'*"^''u'^  ™*"°^'-'  '^"nfastlng 
mitaSfS  •  Tr"'"^'^^  with  every  thing  that  wai 
fn  hJ»  ^'u  '"  *•"/,  ^P'"'«"  "f  Jn*'»=»n8-    Demosthenes, 

ribly^^^^^^^^  countrymen,  was  not  moreJer: 

heDronoZ?i;Kf  *"'^'.'r.'-  ^g^'n^tthe  United  States, 
»ie  pronounced  the  most  furious  invectives  whirh  m;o4,f 

uLTr'^J^  the  Philippicks  of  the  GreJin  o  :L^^^^ 

ai?ti;:tut[Vitijr"«''"p^^^^^^^  '^^^  ™"^-f 

of  Sti^P^f^f^''''^^^?''' '"'**''*''  ™°'-e  immediate  cause 
tribes  Jflhpr^  ^"'^l'^'  "?:.  /'^^  Seminoles,  and  the 
tribe?  of  the  Creeks  who  resided  within  the  tefritorv   of 

th^m  tJr^^^  government,  with  a  view  of  engaging 

^  Jf  Ppni»?„u  ^1?*^»«''  Creeks  to  join  tiiem.    The  town 

cuuiroi  01  ureat  Bntam,  was  the  usual   Diace  at  whirh 

indra„?r??fr'''t^"''"^«*^'^"^  wher%;  vagabond 
Indians  could  be  supplied  with  armC}  and  they  resorted 
to  It,  from  all  the  diferent  tribes,  for  the  purLe  of  re- 

-    E!?f*''^'"'    't^'^^^o^Jifficultmatter.trusTo  excite 
hostilities,    unfortunately,  the  eVent  proved  them   but 

InrnsTurin.  I"'fi  T  *'^^  ^'r^"'"'  of  the  southern 
rp?°  Vu    '  g  *''®  ^'*'  J^^f  of  the  war.       . 

tiarticuI«rim^''P'u''*'*'''  *"^  Cherokees,  the  latter 
Ed  wE^;.W"'^*'*"'""^^^  *'™"'  B"tish  influence, 
fv  .  bTt  m^nfnf  *f  ^"''  Pfr*"'  ^predisposed  to  be  fWend- 

nation  stiT^eS  nirt'T?*  '"/°""S  '^"^  '"  ^pi^  «f  th\ 
rfW  ^*       ^     '*"*"'*  r"»ed  our  enemies.     Hostilities 
iiiiin  oT.T' -f '  «n/epartofany  of  these  IndlnSL 
5^  our  territory,  during  the  firetyearof  the  walF* 
^|j|vernment,  however,  fearing  the  iorst,  called  m^ 
Ibmernours  of  Georgia  and  TennessrC  to  l^d  Ihe^ 
nulitia  m  readme*, ;  and  general  Jackson  at  the  he*d^ 


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^  History  OP  THE  wai^ 

two  thonsand  men.  earl v;»  *i.  • 
the  Chectaw  and  Ch^ck^t  "Pf^^'  "'»'-<^'»«*  «»rouirh 
tance  of  fire  hundredths  ,  b°u"t?^  *"  l'^''^'^^  a^«- 
Peacefal  in  this  quarter^  heVhnSL  T^  *'''"«  «PPearing 
expedition  had  ^^  e£  of  fix??J^K*^'L''*'*r«*'^^^Thif 
'tpassed,  and  of  retaHin^  the  fS'i.   •"'  ^^''""^^  ''^'''^ 

them.  The/proceeded  to  Zf  "^  f^^^"" "%«  amongst 
the  inhabitantran?nlundPr;nl';j"- '  '"'"'^  of  murderiL 
September,  a pirtyoFS^^^^^^^^  Early  ?1   . 

teers,  under  ckptalnWiin»™«  *''®"*  ^"'^"ty  vofun- 

Creek  by  about  fifyi^di'r'^'-^  »tt«<^ked  near  Davia». 

Pewte  resistance,  n  which  rt?  •''^S',".^?-  ^^^'^  *  '^es- 
^ereboth  severefy  wo^S/fi?*^'°'  ^"«an»f  and  Forr 
the  savage.  inToSn  of  thl^'  ^"'^^  '^'"^d,  leaviag 
,  On  thi  24th  Vf  the  samp  \iru"'*88*'°«  and  learns.  * 
the  Georgia  volunteeA^lh  »v'''*  '°'°"«^  ^eUan,  of 
jenteen  ^en,  ZrS  to  the  ^^J?/  ^?«  ^""^rei  and  ^ 
towns.    When  within  »  f         m***^*^  "^  the  tochwar 

hemetapartror^n  Lnd'^e'dS^^^^^  ^^^M^  ^''-^ 
back,  who  instantly  dismount?  «n5^  ^°'''*"'  4  borse.- 
Colonel  Newman  ordered  a  A^  ^  Prepared, fokattle. 
driven  into  One  of  the  swamn,  T'  ^1*^^  '"^'4«  ^vere 
of  the  country.  AMheTflS'  7ua  '^"""'^  •»  th^s  part 
did  considerable  execution  an.  '  ^''  ""^  ^^^  ">»^''«trj 
slain,  they  left  their  kin  j^n'*ifr'  ^'"ongst  others  of  the 

Indians  dIscoSgti?fwittl/-^r^^^^  The 

be  admired,  made!everkl  dlLV^r^''''''^'*  **««e«-^e8  to 
recover  the'bedy  of  the  chief  a,'?'"  "'^"'^f'^"  O'-der  to 
back.  But  in  another  attempt  sUirJIn  ""^^  ""»*  ^"^«'» 
nous,  thej  succeeded  ircT;ini„T?u***!r'?*«'j^<"«- 
wheil  they  retired  from  Vk^  «  7J  8:^°*^  ^«  aead  body  ; 


J 


fmyf,' 


jM^^ 


•**yf 


»V#    '   d.^^*v'^  1h 


'•"JilpW*.*:- 


:»  marched  through 
to  Natchez,  a  dw- 
y  thing  appearinc 
srreturned.    This 
■ibes  throu»^h  which 
war.     The  tribes 
of  Florida,  on  tJje 
e,  and  brandished 
•  Georgia, 
pclaration  of  war, 
accompanied  by  a 
un  refuge  amongst 
ork  of  murdering 
»perty.  .  Early  ift, 
t  twenty  vofun- 
cked  near  Oavia'a 
|s.    Aftera  des- 
illiams  and  Fort" 
BtreAt<^d,  leaving 
»8  and  learns, 
lel  NeWman,  of 
lundreqand  aer 
f  the  liochwsy 
'e  firsit  (if  these, 
idians  ofa  horse.- 
»aredfoi\  battle, 
•e  Indiails  were 
und  in  th\s  part 
the  muSiketrj 
t  others  of  the 
e  whites.     The 
h  deserves  to 
M,in  order  to 
ch  time  driven 
lesperatefj  fii- 
s  aead  body; 
evere  conflict 

light,  m%> 

ements  olTae- 


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tpadvance, and  the  enemy  wai^Ki     •*™  ^  *^^''^y  "or 

sides.    Amesseneerwaa^jlt  ♦  u'^k'"*^'^««'ng  on  all 

and  in  the  n^e^n^^^Xtl^^^^^  ^''  '^jf  ^cements 

Here  thej  remained  untilthe  4th  o^n^T"  '"•«««*  work 

assistance;  having  in  the  mptnV:    ^*°''T;  waiting  for 

assaults  from  the  ftdiaw  »hn  ^*?*  ''^P^''^^  numerous 

daj  and  night.    The  CiLs  T^- '^  *?  '•«^*««  them 

silence  nrevaiJed  mmnthtZetlZ''!'^  ^^^^   *  P^'-^^ct 

they  hai  been  deserted  in  the  SV^A"'  '"'P*^*^^  that 

derthis  assurance,  until  with"?  thJ?"* ''PP/^^'^''^^  "»- 

when  the  Geoi^ian^suddenTy.  she Je^^^^^       forty  paces, 
the  brea8|*wort,  fired  their  d^^Jp!.  ^''^"'selves  above 

^,  «;«  «^amps:  The  v^P^S  *th,n''3'  *'^*'"  ^^"'4 
reached  unmolested  the  vilijl  J^^"  decamped,  ani 
they  had  set  out.  Intelligenc?^fl:'^^S??'*"*'^^hence 
government  about  the  cSl?  ^'*  *''*"' '"bached  the 
Congress,  and  it  wm  found  nl '^'"'"*  ^^^  **»«  session  of 
preparations  to  meef a  waHnTi?"'^.  *«  "^te  suitable 

SLVT  'P'**^^'^  *'»an  those  of  thpr-^  T?'  *°»'o«nced, 
Macedonian  j  the  fl^  of  amSw  n  •5^?''*t't"t'on  and  ih« 


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96 


HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR. 


4 


ril^HnrnT  "****',  '=?"»'"°^<"-e  Portet  pu«ed  roQDd 
Cape  Horn  alone.  In  the  mean  while,  on  the  29th  De- 
cember, a  few  league*  west  of  St.  Salvador,  the  eonsti- 
{hP^Hn'I^S'J;''  Y  •  ■"'T  H^^^'^'^  parted  company  w^h 
rIiSS^I;  *t»S"^^,^ British  frigate,  Comm^Kiore 
Bainbndge  tacked  sail  and  stood  fw  her.  At  2  P.M. 
theenemy  was  within  half  a  mile  of  the  Constitution,  and 
to  windward  hav.n-  hauled  down  his  colours,  except 
the  union  lack,  whicji  was  at  the  mizen-mast  head.  A 
gun  was  then  fired  ahead,  to  make  him  shew  his  coloure, 
which  was  returned  by  a  broadside.  The  enemy's  co- 
lours  being  now  hoistedf^  the  action  commenced  with  round 

haHfiX;ii"l?''':S''**A.'*'  Sreata  distance  that  this  . 
had  little  e^ct  i  and  m  thw  position,  if  he  were  brought 
nearer,  the  Constitution  would  be  exposed  to  raking ;  at 
thirty  minutes  past  two,  both  ships  were  within  good  can- 
nister  distance,  when  the  Constitution's  wheel  was  shot 
away.     At  forty  minutes  past  two,  thefore  and  dain-saii 
were  set,  and  commodore  Bainbndge,  being  noW  deter- 
mined to  close  with  her,  luffed  up  for  'that  purpose,  and 
in  ten  minutes  after,  the  enemy's  jib-boom  got/lbul  if  the 
Constitution  8  mizen  ngging,  and  in  anotheFton  minutes, 
his  bow-sprit  and  jib-boom  were  shot  away.    At  five  min- 
utes  past  three,  his  main  top  mast  was  sh<yt  away,  just 
above  the  cap.    This  was  followed  by  the  loss  of  hiiaff 
and  spanker  boom,  and  soon  after  his  main  mast  ^ent 
nearly  by  the  board.    At  fifteen  minutes  past  three  the 
enemy  was  completely  silenced,  and  his  colours  at  the 
main  mast  being  down,  it  was  thought  he  had  surrender-' 
ed  J  under  this  idea,  the  Constitution  shot  ahead  to  reoair 
damages  ;  after  which,  discovering  the  enemy's  fla«  itill 
flying,  she  wore,  stood  for  him  in  a  hands«4«  »tyle,  and 
got  close  athwart  his  bows  in  an  effectual  position  for  ra-\ 
kin»,  when  his  main  mast  went  entirely  by  the  board*  and 
he  lay  an  unmanageable  wreck.     He  now  struck  his  co- 
tours,  and  was  taken  possession  of  by  lieutenant  Parker, 
and  found  to  be  the  British  frigate  /ava,  of  thirty-eiirht 
guns,  but  carrying  forty-nine,  commanded  byadisttiuniilh. 
ed  officer,  captain  Lambert,  who  was  mortally  woimded. 
&he  had  on  board  four  hundred  men,  besides  one  hundred 


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■■P 

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mPMlr"'^' 

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.        ~  ■vf 

E  WAR. 

'  •*■■  ■ '  i 

Porter  pMsed  roood 
hile,  on  the  29th  De> 
Salvador,  the  Consti- 
parted  company  wHh 
rigafe.  Commodore 
for  her.  At  2  P.  M. 
the  Constitution,  and 

his  colours,  except 
lizen-mast  head.  ^A 
lini  shew  his  colours, 
The  enemy's  co- 
mmenced with  round 
I  distance  that  thig  . 
I,  if  he  were  brought 
iposed  to  raking  ;  at 
irere  within  good  can- 
n's  wheel  was  shot 
&Xore  and  roiain-sail 
e,  being  nov^  deter-  v 

that  purjiose,  and 
boom  got/foul  of  the  ' 
mother  ten  minutes, 
iway.     At  five  min- 
ivas  sho^t  away,  just 
Y  the  loss  of  his^if 
IS  main  mast  went 
iites  past  three  the 
1  his  colours  at  the 
''  he  ha4i|  surrender- ' 
shot  ahead  to  repair 
e  enemj>  flag  still 
andsfliii^  atyie,  and 
ual  position  for  ra- < 
yby  the  boards  «nd 
now  struck  his  co-    . 
lieutenant  Parker, 
va,  of  thirty-eight 
led  by  a  distingaish- 
mortally  wounded. 
Bsides  one  hundred 


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HISTORY  OF  TIfE  WAR. 


teamen  whom  she  was  carrying  out  to  the  East  TndiM 
for  the  M^mce  there.    The  Constitution  had  nine  men 
killed,  and  twentv-five  wounded  ;  the  Java  sfx^y  kilTed 
and  one  hundrea  and  twenty  wounded     She  had  on 

ChtJ^^^r/*"'**?":*^""""***"  *^^''»t  Indies,  aW 
China,  w^th  copper  for  %seventv.four,  building  at  Bom- 
bay.   There  were  also  on  board  a  number  of  Mssensers 
I^l^K^*"  were  Heutinant  general  Hislop,*rverS 

tfi?M?«{;ir^^^'''!f'''*"**  ""«  staff  Kalor;cr. 
tain  Marsliall,  master  and  commander  of  theRoyal  Nav?- 

rhe  conduct  of  all-thc  American  officers,  on  this  occa- 
«on,  was  M  conspicuous  for  gallantr;r  duriii  the  en^^ 
"!«»*»  •»  for  humanity  to  the^vanqurshed.  \  is  this  t?ue 
chivalrick  courtesy,  which  gives  estimation  to  ralour 
Lieutenant  Aylwin,«ofav6a?ably  known  to  the  reader* 

wa^inltrct^fiT^^h-^^^'^^^*  r  ^ 

was  in  the  act  of  firing  his  pistols  at  the  enemy  from  the 

qu»rgrdeck  hammock,  >hen  he  received  a  ffin  hia 
sUouWer  blade,  which  tiri-ew  him  on  the  deck     Midshirt 
man  Dulany  ^ho had  ^ht  by  his  side  in  So  h  actionsSf 
this  ship,  ordered  two  n«|h  of  his  division  to  carry Tmbe- 
low  J  to  this  he  would  not? on8ent,«otil  he  saw  theTssu; 
ull^^A  ^''}V-  **  *^*  «»"»•  time  ifaring  ?hat  no  man 
should  quit  his  post  on  his  accbuiflKLieuten.nf  P.r?? 
James  liulany.  Sf  Pennsylvani^  wrSkj^     of 
Vir«nia,  wtfre  much  distTnguishcd  j  the' Tattef  wif after 
wards  presented  with  aaw5rd  by  Wa  nXe  atote    and 
was  promoted  to  a  lieutenancy.    B^any  extnwidin.rT 
instances  of  bravery  were  mani^ted  by  the  SS  o^J 
of  whom,after  being  morUlly  wound^/lay  uZ  'deck 
dunngagreat  part  of  the  action,  apparency  SSiriiSl 

nrSol:**'!*  ""^  January,  the  commodore  findine  the 
ESh.  Ji''*^***"*'  torenderit  impossible  ti\S 

wJe«»  h^""Jf  *T^  *^'"S  °"  boarrexcept  the^ 
Sonera  baggage,  blew  her  up.    On  arriving  at^t.  l^tK^a- 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR. 


dor,  the  commodore  receiv^fl  ^i,-      li-  .       . 
menu  of  governour  HUlon  Jh        ^""^^""^  acknowTedw. 
elegant  sSord  in  con"  &  'n"  W**^  ^*™  ^^th  f„ 
whrch  he  had  shewn      ft:°"d^^^^^  H^J*  treatme„" 
without  considering  theVn  ?„     '^  "'^  P"^**®  passenirerg 
^ngjen,,  officers  2d  ere"  Xrl'"  Ji****  r''^''  P^" 
At  this  place  the  Constit^iiorme  "^h^r  !?"'•■  P"^^' 
leaving  this  vessel  to  blockade  tZn^  ^)l  "*"•"«*»  «"<» 
commodore  sailed  for  ?he  United  fc  ^'i^J'*""^.  the 
original  destination  for  thl  South  SeJ?'  changing  the 

l^fciladelp4  and  the  tKks'of'''"  ^'"Tt^^  cizln^^f 
tures.     Con<^,e8s  ^arnr  "     ♦  ^,T°^  *>'^t'»«  ^tate  Jegisla- 

m.  thOusana'd^ui^tSSd?  otr ''.*''  ""^  ^"^Id 

In  the  midst  of  these  aSi'^^'r?  *"**  '^''e^'- 
tl.e  westward,  ar^dacco^^^^^^  *»«te"  to 

as  rarelj  occur  in  the  annK  l^{.  circumstances  such     . 
temper  the  publick  iov  for  *L     ^^V?  **°^««*  m"ch  to 
stitution^   ^  "^''cKjojlor  the  second  victory  of  the  Coor 


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HISTORY  OP  THB  WAR.V  99 

them  from  annoyiDir  our  settlpmotif.  .  iiJl.!  PTvein 

'    .uSencf 'ThTH'''\".l^'^^^  '>'^*-°  the  m2'„^2 
,  ""Migience.     1  he  dose  of  the  season  was  now  chi^nt 

occujied  .n  strengthening  the  frontier  ^LTZ\  in  e^ 

tablishing  others.    Great  exertions  weri  made  bv  ^vS 

nour  Meigs,  of  Ohio,  to  keep  up  the  necemrv  sL^llnf 

men,  and  to  provide  the  m^i„s  of  subsSen«      cfiri 

Harrison  established  his  head  duart^i  -Tf  Wr'oAr  f"** 

of  circumstances    forbadk  proceed  to  Dfeh^f^  ^,ru^«^' 

that  place,  to  transport  artillery  and  publick  stores  at  «„ 
enormous  expense  across  the  mounti^ns  and  down  the 
Ohio ;  and  arterwards  to  the  different  forts!   ThisTeces 

TfSlLTr  ""'*^''*'*'^'  '*'^-^^'^^  °P""'"« 
For?/w«5Tn*"'^''\'u'  general  Winchester  continued  at    - 

of  their  term  of  serf  ice     l  W     t    "  ^hp  e^P'ration 


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.  coming  to  th€  river  Ihi  k^°'  u^!i**"°"  *''«  <^«t«?  «« 

to  th.e  wood..  Colooel  iSen  "  d-'i  .""i*  "**"«"• 
i»«t  upon  their  U^aidXr...  "u^^JS"'-.""""' 
coBiKlled  then  to  tal^eTe  w!^  .!"'  •IV"««'<I»<»"' 
«b>mselv..  of  tie  feac«»«Sl  &£  ?  ,„i;„^?'  "i?^* 
ed  to  make  .  stand.!  kutTere  .SSh  '.**'  »?iW«- 


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B  WAR. 

nwbiUtjiftlrejouift 
nvatei,  w^i  »bt)nf 
.ht^egeMrll  toleia - 
I  inhabitants.    With 
vitfhet,  and  contrarr 
r  in  chief,  resolraj 
Jinghr,ontheieven- 
iy  of  men  t{.ndec  co«  J^ 
» to  wait  it  Phsique 

eceived  that  an  id- 
1  already  taken  pos-  ^ 
mined  to  march  in- 
Bw  near,  the  enemy 
1  prepared  for  their 
the  nght  wing,  ma- 
>n  the  centre.    Oa 

Iwithice,thejrdi8. 
6  fi^m  a  howitzer 
(adiion,  with  their 
eenemj  from  the 
(»nenteflrected,an> 
Iritigh  an^^diuia 
multaneous  move- 
kl  spirited  ahlurmsy 
[.  .Here  avaiung 
•er,  they  attempt- 
ed a  second  time, 
in  the  first,  they 
Rw  their  pdrsjters 
y  charged  in  turn 
le  American  line, 
nemy  was  finally 
forserera!  miles, 
loss  was  twelve 
the  enemy  could 
he  Indians  were 
ig  thus  gallantly 
ipot,  where  they  ' 
joined  by  geni 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  WABL  '     ,  IM 

pi  WinchMter.    With  this  addition,  their  whole  force 
•«ef*[«<*  wven  hundred  and  fifty  mei.     '  T**'*  '°"^ 

i-H  iT"!?'"®*?  ^*"  were  placed  within  a  line  of  picket^ 
Mdtbe  remainder,  to  the  number  ofdnehutodVedanS 
^IdWicamped  in  the  open  field/  Orf.the  raomlnRof  the 
.gd^combined  force  ol^about  fifteen  hundred  men  utt- 
?•'  ^"^'^  *"***  *^*  Hi"  chiefs  Round-heid  and  SpHt. 
log,  su^denlj  atti^cked  our  little  army,    they  we,i  in 
•n  in^nt  ready  for  the  reception  i  the  en^m^T  whS 
planted  six  pieces  of  artiUei/,.  and  opened  a   heavj 
fire,  »ccorapanied  with    musketry,  agamsytbe  "iSft 
W-work  of  pickets.    The  body  if  men  WonanLto 
the  encampment,  and  composing  the  right  winV  wS  sSon 
Jiverpowered  by  numbers,*wd%ndeafoured'^  o TetZ? 
SST.^^? *r\  Twocomnanie.  of  fifty  ineneac^^;: 
ttf  S^iS^J'l^S?^"  «f  fir  comradi,  sallied  oat  rf 
5J!.  I  ^u^'^^*'*  fV^  ""^'i  »»"*  «*'»'^  the  same  fate. 
-  NearUr  the  whole  of  thiise  unfortunate  men  wSTeither 
cot  orf  or  surrendered  themselves  nrisonersTo  «ie  Bri! 

the  pickets,  still  continued  «  cool  and  steady  resistance^ 
Three  sijccessive  assaults  were  made  by  the Iftritish Tlst 
but  they  were  driven  back,  with  the  lo^  of  tWrty  killJd 
^done  hundred  woiinded.  When  the  right  wing  broke 
*t  Uie  commencementof  the  action,  greatSbrts  had  been 
2S*K  ^I  «*•»«"»  Winchester  and  c'ofonel  Le^is,  to  «ll? 
.  and  bntigtbem  within  thepickets  j  but  in  theattemnttS 
'Officers  were.  Uken  prisoners.  Notwithstanding  Sese 
Ifisfortunes,  and  the  overwhelming  force  which  MsSled 

ISTi*  !5?r  **'°"  never  surpassed,  to  repulse  every  as- 
«.i-„^^**?*'y,'  "l***  eleven  Vclocfin  the  ^d^, 
aa^jigprodigious-slaoghter  in  his  ranks.  ^*  # 

'  Knding  at  Fength  that  it  would  be  vain  to  contend  onen- 
kTl?  f '^^^^.^-rt  ^^d  todefend  themselves  to  the  last,  - 
and  thatevcn  if  they  had  now  been  successful,  their  victo- 
ry would  have  been  dearly  bought,  the  enemy  ittemo^  ' 
tojprevailonthemtosurrende?!  The  geSJalii^?^^ 
^colonel  Proctor,  that  unlesshis  men  sl^renderS^d^ 
Wooldbe  delivered,  over  to  the  fury  4)f  the  swageVS/ 


m^z 


I0« 


BISTORT  OF  THE  WAR 


preserve  t^e  reroaK  "f  ^  t^  '*?**"«  **>»* »«  oSier  to , 

o  surrender  them  L  pri/oSe^r«  T  ^^^^P^'^e  had  .greed 

febeing  protected  from  fKr     *^  ^^•'■^  on  condiSn  of 

J«wed  to  detain   theirTivat^T'***'**^*^*''-  ^^H'^'- 

^e.r  side  arms  retuSecn;'ffP¥P*'tj»«»d  of  hSing 

««e«,tte  Americans  unwillinJfn.       ^  P*?'***  ^^ 
Jheir  hands,  until  the/had  recSvT'"''*''.?''  with  arms  iu 
from  a  British  colonpi^  ♦?«*?!.  ^*.^*j^8»^^e  engagement 
and  tliat  the/shoZ  W  j!^„*l'«r  °°*  ^^  ««Kd, 
<iead.    Thirtv-fivHS    .  rr'T  <»f   burning  the 

%b*ingsix  hours  aSinS  ar«J?er.' '*"" '''"''^•»**'' ^^^^ 
jeJls  o?a  thouSatad^iZg  il  S*,2'"'''**H°**«*  '>J  the 
Prej.  At  this  timeXTfrJ  *"*  ^\H  ^'»'^«»  for  their 
,  *  e  little  armj,  i^cIuduJS  tTa?lfA"^  "'"^•"^^  ^^ 
P'cket,  amounted  to  mo^  tl-n  i  l  ^  '^«'»  outsidlthe 
of  the  British  couIdWf  h  ?  **•'".*«  hMndred.  The  Joss 
thus  solicited  bPtT^Zr^nJ^'''  -'^  "*"«  ^»»  " 

rayofhopewhlihtheb4vSrir*"»^»J^  *»  *bat 
W.U  seize,  at  last  consS  t^.  ./**  ^*5r™*«  "*«*«oni 
The  office  of  fhph:!*'      to  a  surrender. 

rous  satisfaetion,  in  recording  tS^^^**  '"^'^^  *  ?«'•«- 
but  mistaken  ambition.  ZlXT^  ^*'°"*  *''««  al>'ghf 
pense  of  humanitj.    M  W?'%""^,f  ^''g^*  at  the  S! 
retreat  of  the  ten^thousandX^J?  *a?r  V^j""«»  *he 
be  insensible  to  the  recii  5  S  fkft^A^ **  '?1*'-*«»'» 
bis  immortal  band!  TheVirtu..- «f      u*'^  Leonidas  and 
tude,  their  love  of  cointTthl^[T^"'^^^?^^ir  forix. 
gvea  sanctitv  to  their  fate'-  ,n^tT»"^''*'''«  ™i'»*'8, 
them,  we  rejol!ce  that  we  JbV  2i  J**'**  ^*  K'"^^*  ^^ 
when  we  trace,  in  chSera  of  hi  JJ^u*    ^»'"  otherwiw 


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E  War; 

responsibilitjwoojrf'  • 
M  the  houses  of  the 
ralsent  aflagcom- 
iting  that  in  order  to  ^ 
roops,  he  had  agreed 
var,  on  condition  of 
!8i  of  their  being  al- 
rtr,  and  of  having 

tlas  passed  three 
render  with  arms  ia 
wsitive  engagement 
i  not  be  murdered, 
ge  of   burning  th« 
hundred  and  fifty 
ill]  remained,  affcer 
lurrounded  by  the 
te  wolves  for  their 
id  and  missing,  of 
d  been  outside  the 
•Bdred.    The  Joss 

.The  little  band, 
"ng  waj  to  that 

r  rate  situations 

imposes  a  melaU'^ 
omdulgeagene- 
ws  where  a  high, 
ergies  at  the  ex- 
>ut  admiring,  the 
what  heart  can 
^  Leonidas  and 
nen,  their  forti- 
luerable  minds, 
we  grieve  for 
Far  otherwise 
5old,deJiberate, 
en  to  the  most 

'  must  speak  of 
either  eaa  it  be 


HISTORY  OP  THE  WAR.  103 

done  without  tearing  open  the  yet  bleedinc  \*ound«  nf 

bTiSSJeJ'L  ®"'  ^f '•^'  hi«tor/forMKa7th1rshould 
awSZ«  Z*  'Ju'*'"'^^  i****^  "»"«*  «t*»d  forth  ii  ail  the 
Sl^sed  «nnn  Jl"*''  *'  ^."''u*''*.*  '"P"*'*'  judgment  must  be 
C  of  T^*^™/  ^'»'^^i»  doom  them  to  the  detesto- 
s  eeo  W  •"*^-  ^^  vengeance  of  heaven  does  not 
this  wnrS^l-\*  •"**''"'*  of  retributire  justice  even  in 

Ces  ever^pr/V"^""**"\^  passions' of  the  worst  of 
SiM  Ire™  fitJf  ^S"*/  n>«re  shocking  scene  of  cruelties 
ini?„  J  TNifctised.  towards  a  band  of  brave  men,  fight- 
ing in  honourable  battle,  and  who  deserved  statuefof 
tj^^''^'^'  '™P«"«**  by  feelings  of  humanUv,  theV 
T^^^t^nr-'V"'  ril'  '^  theheTpTesrS 
tKill*  K  *"?  ''^^i^^  ^7  overwhelming  numbers, 
lo^L  -iS  f *r*  contended  to  the  last  man :  bSt  vieldine 
If  S^fl?""?''""*  S^*''^''"  ^^P*""-***  g«n«™^  to  the  threat! 

vfir^^'**"*"  *"^^  ™'*i^«'''  *°  *»»«  '"""^e"*  people  of  th^ 
t3'  ^'^^^^/'"•'•^"dered  in  an  evil  hour  to  a  faitf  Jess  an*  ' 

^rl^t^^^^^c^'^'y*  to  murder,  to  unrelenLg  tortore,  to 
everj  species  of  savage  death.     Well  might  those  dispU- 

2inH  il  P®"  "i^'^tory  cannot  be  brolcen.*  At  its  com- 
ErH  '  w  "T?"?  **f  J^Pgeance  shall  leap  from  its  scab- 

^tionshiptoa  nation  in  which  there  exist  many  of  the 
Cif ."n  1°??  »«^^':«fi'i«d»  that  the  odious  tale  of  the  river 
Kaism  and  Frenchtown,  might  be  consigned  to  eternal 

mis'tr-nh?^  '^-A*"""*  ^'-  ?^  «»^'-«5  **»  of  truth 
must  be  obeiyed.   The  savage  and  wanton  massacre  of  our 

hL  n^f  k""*"?""^?'*"  ^'^^  P''**«'**^«  of  a  British  officer, 
hasnot  been  denied,  or  palliated.  Other  atrocities  the 
perpetrators  have  attempted  to  cover,  by  some  flimsy  veil 
of  unsubstantial  excuse,  but  this  charge  has  always  been 
met  wi^  silence.  They  have  not  dared  directly  to  deny  j 

at  w!Lh!^Jr*^Jl""'"'**i°.?'°I**  beautiful  naval  monument 
broke"     *^  ^"  ^  ^  *^^^  repreaenting  history  wm 


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HISTORY  OP  THE  WAR; 


»re  80  closely  related,  shed^v/"'*  "**l°"  *»  which  we 
f.^a.aHoLdf^:re-^^^^^^^ 

.    our  brave  citizens  now  d?sl  *  *  A"*"**  ««««••»  than 

nrf>tw.og,  but  a  small  nuS  u/*****  ^^'^'  Ofthi 
«rscalp,„.  and  stripping  ?he  dead  1?"**^  '^^'  ''^'^ 
who  coultf  no  loncer  reSiQi  \^-  '  i^"**  murder  nir  those 
out  restraint.  Th^JnfSl  l^k  wf^^  *°  <^.  »"  ^^^^^ 
those  who  had  so  bravely  defrnH?  fJ'''  *"  ^^^ff"  ^ith 

ear  t,,  t^e  jpgt  remonstrants  o?^^"  *"r"**^  *  ^^ 
Contrary  to  express  stinuE!  S!  *''*««  ""bappj  men. 
from  the  sides  Sf  the  Xe«  °^  **«  /r"*"  were  taken 
most  naked,  and  rXb^.7L7°^«;  them  strippS'S 

and  scalped,  and  their  bidiessht?''  ^^""^  ^""^  "^^ 
tomahawk  put  an  end  at  onJe lo  ^^'j' ""tilate^^  *?£. 

^^*^'/«"«ded  who  couldTot  riU :  in*;?*""**  *»^  "^ij 
jomedajs  afterwards,  a  British^^ffi^I  ^1"""°  *• '^Wcb» 
Indians  are  excellent  doctor?"  ^tJ"**''"?''^*^'  **'l'he 
?ow  remained,  with  but  a  fe  "^xr J*?*  Pf-oners,  who 
»ng  guarded  bjr  British  8ddi?r!*P*'**"i' *"■*«•«>  of  be. 
charge  ofthelidians.  to  be  mJ^l!;''*  delivered  to  tte 
f?^  to  Maiden,    ffl  was  ,wt*** '"  *5''  '««'•  '^ the  ar! 
«on  to  indulge  their  savS'Si&K'*^""  P«"»5- 
thev  were  notdisappointST:  fo?U,e^^  '  «°«<  «  thi. 
»ll-fated  men  were^rdered  on  Jk!*^**'"  I*'*  o'^theM 
wantonness.    Perhaps^Machris^/nT.'  ?™"^  »e^ 
tor  attempted  to  put  i  ston  V«  Vi"*  '^J'*  ^  ■''^»  i'roc* 
tterewasnoteven  an  iteZ/?  **'!*?  hutcheriea,  nol 


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ffl  War: 

thejrfindaneicnief 
hwpjjge,  blush  for  h* 
»e  nation  to  which  we 
mn  It,  and  may  ft. 

the  sake  of  th«  com* 
'ej:,aRiw8el,aChat. 
rpve.    They  cannot 

endered,  under  the* 
British  officer,  than 
too  late,  that  they 
cold  biood.    Of  the 
I  escaped  j  the  work 

nd  murdering  those 
Bred  to  go  on  ,yit|,. 

•  now  to  begin  with 
themselves.    The 

cers  turned  a  deaf 
liese  unhappy  men. 
swords  were  taken 
them  stripped  al> 
ead  were  stripped 
ly  mutilated,  the 

offerings  of  mviy 
allusion  to  which, 

•  observed,  <»  The 

•  prisoners,  who 
B8.  instead  of  be* 

delivered  to  the 
the  rear  of  the  ar. 
df,  a  full  Dermis* 
^  i  and  in  this 

Iter  part  of  these 
»  throueh  mere 
>e  be  soch,  Proc* 
utcheriet)  no^ 
Jiis  country  we 
it  to  have  pre- 
.  It  neither  les- 
Iritish,  in  asso* 


HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR.  105 

dating  witii  such  allies.  All  such  as  became  too  weak 
for  want  of  nourishment,  from  excessive  fatigue,  from 
their  wounds,  in  this  most  inclement  season  of  Qie  vear. 
irere  at  once  despatched.  But  small  was  the  number  of 
this  httlc  army,  that  ever  reached  the  British  mrrison  : 
the  greater  part  of  the  prisoners  had  been  carrild  off  b^ 
the  Indians,  that  they  might  satiate  their  fiend-like  hatred 

i^.J-'m"^*''*'"-^-^^*.**'^^?  «'•  if  reserved,  it  was  to 
"  8™7  their  cupichty,  by  rendering  them  the  objects  of 

SriinS!!'^'*  *"!??•    ^'"  •  '^^^t  ^^'^  *»»•*  does  not 
shrink  with  inward  horrour.  at  the  contemplation  of  this 

plete     **"*"*  '  '^  abominations  were  not  jet  com- 

j:-«^'!'"**^''^  *!?.*. T"'*'^*^*  many  of  them  officers  of 
distinction,  or  individuals  of  much  respectability,  hiS 

ilZ'lnAf  '%^u^^  '^^"^^  »"  '^^  houses  of  theYnhabi. 
tants,  and  two  of  their  own  surgeons  permitted  by  Proc- 

ZTfW -K^Sl"''""'^  >  P'*^*d  ^  P-^tect  them,  and 
in  sleds.  But  a  as  !  thiajwretch»»  affected  humanity,  wu 
*»°*.*n««§™vationofhi8  cruelty,  by  awakening  a  hlw 

wi;?eftVnto"„^f  *°'r^^^^^^  iguiSTf^s^ldt?; 
JhtLT*     .     "  ^®  r""*  ^V»  ^"stea'l  of  8»«^8  to  convey 

tte  fidd  oter/?  f  ^'  *  P*ri^  °^  ^"'^'*"^  returned  tJ 
SundilS  *K  'f!S  ."P°?  ^"^  poo*-  wounded  men, 
plundered  them  of  their  clothing,  and  every  article  of 

Jf^hl^"*  '!,'"*''  ^"^T^^*  tomahawked  the  greater  Lrt 

consumed  the  dyin^  and  tlie  dead.  '   ^ 

ev«-vcSi5!f'f"/^'^*f*?i^-    Thow  rites,  which  in  / 
t^JhLMf^*^**"",*'^  »"''•«''*  «*«»•«<»»  which  are  not 
withheld  from  the  vilest  malefactor,  which  are  paid  alike 

SiJ;  Sl"^  ^  friends,  the  rites  if  sepulture,TthouS 
wmmSSS  .'^"P1■T  'tiP-'^tio'*  with*^the  minster  X 
SST#  &*  "*'?»'**'«■  unnecessary  amongst  civilized 
Swtanti  ST/?if  ""i  °°'/  ***'»^*^'  '»*  the'fumane  in- 
ofd«S?    iiS  ^^^  d«rea  not  perform  them  under  pain 

JToctor,hi8  majesty's  al^es  would  not  permit  it!    Ww 


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HT8T0Rr*c>p  THE  WAR. 


^ith8tlnd4*&'.'"*'**  ^  '""•y  them  ?  V 

scenes  of ind,J;jT^°I  ^as  diversJfi- i  l 
James  BrolnTi^""''^**  «*atesmen"  ?h'!''**';?  *>f  two 

ton,  Rhott"'"  ''^'^••^  been  a  d  "fr.°^^*  ^"i*- 
*he  saviTs     Bi''''T«  «  British  ofc'Tn?  **  '^'"ce- 
under  sSdrfum!/     ''"*  ""^  ''^  thatln  ^  ^  ""^  ^     ' 
voluntarily  oE?'i?''«^»  H^ould  not  be  ?m.^, '!?"*«  »°"', 

protection^  L^r^^'^^d  <<>  take  hfm  S   .'"*  J'""*'', 
f is  heart,  naiu™?,  ^'^'^nsp^t  him  to  Maiden     u^f  'P*««» 

treatment    Se  *k'     l   ® ''«  soon  exnSl^ti' ^  *»"«  o*" 
induced  some  it  ?*"'  '7  *b«  offer  of  a  faJ^!"*'***  *?«  same 


^  .V  -    f 


^ 


War. 

them?  None.    Not- 
ortn,    did  venture  tn 

j  the  remainder,  neaV. 
I  this  office  perfo^'. 

e™V^°"?'^i«g,  and 

»t.«    '!f ""  wangled    ' 
^ground  exposes  to 
more  horrible  pollu! 

"^^  by  a  hundred 
/*^   of  the  brave 

[Henrj  Claj,  and 

^d  without  '**'•*" 
•shed  himself  durl 
severe  wound  in 
'e  other  prisoners! 
at've  orthe  vS 

f -mate  at  Prince- 
»•  and  an  ally  to 
man,  whose  soul, 
touched.    Kllioi 
jnd  of  his  youth. 
»der  his  special 
ly  'iut  whether 

nself  no  further 
'arty  of  Indians 
■  hira  from  his    • 
went  by  one  of 
need  the  same 
sum  of  monev, 
'«nj  they  hi 
dri^d  him 
••    Ibe  same 
nei  AUeJijby 


HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR. 


107 

.  SfST^r^of^^^^^^^  Many  of 

band ;  we  may  nam^  Mr  SimC?!*"  ^^"^j"  '"'fated 

oiptains  BledJoe,  Matso^.K^onw'^f^'^^ '»"»••«««. 

iy.  and  majors  Madison  and  bX  "d    ^T!l  ""«*  ^^^'^ 

tion  of  three  companies  of  UnUed  St^f..^'?  *?*  «*^«P- 

capUins  Hightower,  Coll  er,  and  slhS  'J^^^'-J^  "«^er 

the  volunteers  of  that  paSuck  «f!f»  V''!^'  ^«^«  »•! 

succeeding  the  OTgaffement^m^^.  ^^  *'^e  «^enine 

Indians,  &•  a  frdi^^rw^ich  Sev  w.t*1^"*^  '»  *^ 

fe&r^fs^^^'-"P^^^^^^^^^^^ 
inff^^tSdfel^^^^^^^^^^^ 

wUh  him,  and  whSe  ougtrn  v  Jt^  f  *  capituJon 
The  humane  inhabitants  of  Detroit  hi  i  ^^  abandoned. 
ed  a  degree  of  tenderness  and  s«h;f:?  *1'"^^*'.^  ^'''"bit- 
tunate  countrymen  whS,  ii *"''<='t"de  for  their  unfor- 
gratitude  affiSeem  M  J'"  ,^T  *^*'"«  *hem  to  our 
thing  thev  posselsed  if  value'  for*th?  ^^^^^  ^'^'^  «-«V 
soners  j  4;  to  the  dismce  of  thp  i'*7"'-<='»ase  of  the  pZ 
recorded,  persons  oftK^tl^  J^^^^^^^^^  ^t  be 

ed  this  Spartan  band,  w^reVufflmi^/'  ^''<»  compos- 
colonel  Proctor,  to  be  KedS^h?.  ^H  «^««  «*' 
straint  onthecru£lfv«f  ♦!,«.  "«=«"•«:     X  he  only  I'e- 

permitting"!ber  to^c^l  ^t  Xlf  aT ^^^^^^^^^ 
prisoners  as  were  more  forJnno!     *^a"ce.    Even  such 

»^k  or  character!  were  treSthhr""^    ^^^^  t»»eir 
tamely  and  contempt  ^'^  *''*'"^  species  of  con- 

m  acts  of  benevolence  ai^TnsymSvr.K*^"^-^^''*''"''''* 


% 


iji 


•*ifc*   «.     ^^, 


vii«rt1iM>  i»»t,t»^ 


m 


y 


108 


1^ 


HISTORV  OP  THE  WAR. 


S?!!^S:?v^»"««?A's 


—    „.  w.^-^.  .wo..  vuuuu(;u    ••  I  ne  truth,"  said  he. 

«  must  undoubtedly  ewsntually  appear,  and  that  unfor- 
tunate day  must  meet  the  ste^ind  impartial  eye  of 
history,"  Those  facts  have  beei!  established  by  a  {foud 
of  witnesses,  and  the  appeal  of  Judge  Woodward  will 
reach  posterity.  Let  the  reader  of  thfs  history,  nSw  re- 
member,  that  thi#  was  but  the  commencement  of  a  series  * 
of  barbarities,  both  upon  the  Atlantic  board,  and  uj^n 

^^.Zi'^n'f'"^i'^  T  »ft«':^»'?»  systematiially  puTu^ 
ed :  that  so  far  from  this  having  been  covered  by  th?  base 
excuse  of  retaliation,  it  is  a  ch?rge  which  has  never  otK'! 
wise^been  met  by  Bntain  but  m&  the  silence  of  conscious 

*K.T*fK''®*'fl"^"*!?u'"?™.'?™ **«"«''*<■"»  toa  good  man 
&?•*  '■??**'*lu?  *^*' ***  ^^"^^  '"  the  heart  of  gratitude. 
^rli  II  ?i'  T^'^  P'^eantry,  or  power,  or  weaV,  com- 
pared  to  the  pleasure  of  a  noble  mind,  in  the  contempla- 

w  K°  tiW  l*^/f  ''^''*^  ^.'•'"'»"«  »^tions  1  Who  would 
not  be  a  M'lntosh,*  to  experience,  wherever  he  troes  the 
unfeigned,  the  full,  the  atfecting  h'omage  of  nitu^X^ 
the  beingjy  whom  at  the  risk  of  his  iffe,  and  at  tie  e™ 

^  *®  '*fS\*^*#/r*""«'  »*«  »»^«'*  from  horrid  massa. 
S!\  .u^^ '  ?? W^tf"!  reward  of  virtue  !  Whom  wre  "s 
t^ch  their  children  to  bless,  while  the  families  iidebted 
J'm/or  their  existence,  cling  around  him  with  tearful 
gratitude^  The  pge  shaU  briihten  which  conUhS  ti,e 
name  of  Augustus  B.  WoodwaiS  ;  «  who  (to  usethj  «! 

Factn^r'^wlr^i^^r  r '*"'7'*'*  acknowledgi^  him  his  bene- 
factor)  was  the  life  and  soul  of  the  Americans  who  re- 

•  Mr.  MOntosh  several  Umes  visited  this  countrv.  The  ♦t. 
pres8,on  of  grrautude  from  thouMnd.  whom  he  savfZwJSnoft 
pverwhetomg:.  There  are  few  scene,  in  the  «,n»Kf  hUton^  or 
m  the  fiction,  of  the  poet.. «,  .ubUmely  •ffr^ti^u^t^^tSii^!, 
occurred  when  th..  good  man  vi.ited  BitimoreSdNew  OrlSJ, 
In  theje  place.  particiUarly.  the  unfortunate  people  werelS?: 
edwith  opoiarmib  and  nowlire  in  comfort  aSd  wicctiS^ 


aatiiaJ-ft'T.'^'j 


'd       -1    A      i.  dt'^-.H^bV  ^    '    '^  t.^W         ^    rTk-^IKri 


#*: 


'■S»*;«lS«i  - 


[E  WAR. 

and  appointed  by  the 
I  man  of  enliKhtened 
nstrated  with  Proctor, 
red  cpuntry  depicted' 
"The  truth,"  Mid  he, 
tear,  and  that  unfor- 
md  impartial  eje  of 
fltablished  by  a  cloud 
id^e  Woodward  will 
this  history,  now  re- 
lencementofa  series' 
tic  boafd,  and  upon 
systematically  pursu- 
1  covered  by  the  iwse 
t'hich  has  never  other- 
e  silence  of  conjscious 

itful  to  a  good  man 
e  heart  of  Gratitude, 
wer,  or  wealth,  com-  • 
d,  in  the  contempla- 
ictions !  Who  would 
wherever  he  goes,  the 
lageof  nature,  from 
>  life;  and  at  the  ex- 

from  horrid  massa- 
ue!  Whom  parents 
lie  families  indebted 
ind  him  with  tearful 

which  contains  the 
'  who  ^to  use  the  ez- 
ledgedhimhisbene- 
!  Americans  who  re- 

lit  countiy.  The  «x- 
1  he  Mved,  wu  almoat 
lie  annaU  of  history,  or 
hcxmg,  as  those  which 
nore  and  New  Orleans, 
te  people  were  receiv- 
t  and  respectability. 


|0- 


■4'i',''f->'^K"''*'^'*."'  ''■'"  -'i-' 


.•ss"-  •: 


.'histoeyofthewab.  in 

,       wiU  «Hl  i„d».^  were  „":^;iV«J  ^fMio""'    Hi. 

waapresented  for  signature,  the  vdemanHL?  t**^  P^P*' 

of1K:~  f  Se7;eKwn'STf  ^  the  blood -hiunX 
plovers.       ""J" ''®"  '"»o«'n  ^  the  disgrace  of  their  em- 

iSi^rhetlt?i4^of=^^^ 

respectable  famiUea  of  the  Sfi^nT  of  ?h  '^'^  """^^ 

Jjenof  fortune  and  property,  wfth  -SrolteUrf 

.lutel'ari"ce*^^^^  -?«•-»!  to  in- 

to be  rescued^froTth*SlibU,  rrr*\*'^'""^^^^^^^^ 
•   JJPt?n»Aikins,C«^"  T^  Muir. 

Jir.  Parrow.  BUiot  wLi  aLT^ZI'  ^  r^  reverend 
*rins  by  the  American  JffiJl'"  ThZJ*^""  ^'^""'•^^^ 
•iona  interested  himMlf^foJ^SeLfr.^.^  ""J'*'"*  °<^**- 
certainly  been  said  on  this  distessJn^^uK-  *^''^"«^  *«« 
however,  cannot  be  omttedSn  ''**'*  ^"""^  P^^. 
««ernes.  of  the  people  iXtroSTnn.!::  r?«^»g  the 
»»ppy  captives.  acSSlvU^i^  purchasing  the  un- 

2;^7«n:hSr,ru^^^^^^^  £"th?;«:ir«*"^ 

wan  the  government    Thi«  nffi^-.. .       ^^  l^ave  more 

,taotedtothei»nkofabr&ST„?'  *ft«'*'^*«'8  pro. 

««»d  conduct,  partkutarl^  !I'J     T**'J'?®°<^«  <»f^hi8 

£fi--joftheE£.  if«rs^,^^       fr»« 

^  Hi.  th«  clie.axof^s'Stl'li^ThriT^ 


II. 


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110 


ftlSTORV  OP  THE  WAR. 


Britain  wijfullj  shuts  her  eveg.    Th^  f   * 

wards  proved  to  tJie  8.ti«f«7#?      T"®  %**"  ''««  after- 

«n'tv  to  consign  the  guiltv  wlvik  *    *"*•"?*  '*"«  «nagnani- 

The  incidents  of  tliis  ?atL7r«nK^  P.""«hment.    * 
volume.    A  few  di^ys  aftJ^he  ffff-  ""^i*  *'«  «^«"«d  to  a 
w»s  despatched  by  general  iLl  •®"'''  ?  '^°<=*«'"  M'Keehan 
attending  the  sic7,Sw*fcHT  *^'*  ^5^  Purpose  of 
as  tJ.e;^  Snght  wait    The  dSr^  '"'r'-^.*  wcfihin^ 
fla?,  his  sacred  errand  anifpn^     *,°****'*'«'*«''dwg  hS 
B&h  officer,  sSJTng^he  oWeToV SJ^  ^''^'''**^  *^"J 
tuaUy  wounded  and  FobSd  "^ then  \i     ""T""'  ^**  «c- 
whence  he  was  taken  to^ebec     Aft^fK^*  *««.  balden, 
several  months,  dramd  from  ni,.    C^®*"  ?**"  »»««nng8  o/ 
geon  to  dungeon,  suE^^hS  courdte.  ^'"^  ^'"»- 
the  banks  of  the  Niger,  he  at  lenjih         \*^^^  "*^««'  on 
a  constitution  totali^  impaired    ?LkT''!?  ¥"«'  '^i*^ 
occurrences  which  it  bec?mesihe  nwf f!.**!*  *''«*«««ng 
Jonan  to  record.    The  Et  sick?n-  "i  Jl"*^  °^  *»>«  »"•- 
tionofso  «uch  depravity  'wht*'*^*  contempla- 

t^kento^akeushate  thfe-^iamYSf  E^,S  ™"*i»  P^°« 
.  1  far  from  being  the  wish  of  T^^-  *'''8'"hman  ?    Thii 

snot  to  be  accounted  for,  tlt^S*-  S"<*  conduct 
ly  rooted  hatred  on  the  ^Toft^  ESk'*^*^*  «*«*P- 
We  know  thatpains  haVe  been  7^1,7  ?*L«*)«™n>ent. 
ipinds  of  the  peSpJe  of  EneUnd  ^  .  "/°  ^*'*'^*''  «  the 
tional  character  j  we  know  tlmt  hf  T**.°'P*  '^'- »«'  M- 
represented  us  a^  a  sava^^  «ce  tolK'''"S!"''*°"  ''«ve 
of c,v,  ized  life  cannot  bf  extended  ^"  '^'u  ^^""rtesiea 
be  reciprocal.    These  th;n!«^!l* '***^*"*«  they  cannoT 

.thec<.Me,„™ce,h,dorde~d.T.    I.''  •PP«lien«ive  of 
d.eU  men,  under' major  CotoevM^'t:?'"' "f'!'"*  "-.li. 

gene™.  «-i.in  „i,ti-:^Jr«,n,^^^''J 


jir 


V7 


,vl 


'f^^.^  u^Wi' 


B  facts  were  after- 
very  man,  and  the 
ad  not  the  magnani- 
luuishment. 
'ght  be  swelled  to  a 
a  doctor  M'Keehan 
for  the  purpose  of 
•rovide  suchthinrt 
otwithstanding  his 
ter  directed  taany 
s  mission,  was  ac- 
»gged  to  Maiden, 
sr  the  suffenn|58  of 
place,  fronr  dun- 
[l  hardly  occur  on 
ached  home,  with, 
are  the  distressinir 
«idutyofthe|,i.. 
ttthe  contempla- 
!  so  much  paint 
Jhshman?    This 
•    Such  conduct 
eedsfromadeep. 
|ini  government, 
to  cherish  in  the 
'Dipt  for  our  qa- 
lumniatprs  have    • 
n  the  courtesies 
usethej  cannof 
in  end,  oradaj 

n  after  i-eached 
with  reinforce- 
^et^with  cha^ 
pprehensive  of 
nt  of  three  hun- 
eneral  Perkins* 
!iief.  Hearing 
Rapids,  where 
0  retreated  to 


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Vv 


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L'-.if 


HISTORY  OP  THE  WAR.  ^ 

Se^^1^S/';;^^P^^^^^^^  aiui.«on  with 

l«rr  ancfstores  thw  cominl  f  "??  ^"^  '^'»"^°7  of  artil- 
first,  howerer,  dMStcKir  fe**  Sandu V  He 
and  seventy  ienTr  tte  punTe^n^^J^^  ""'^  ''""^'^ 
the  unfortunate  fugitives  TS^kP'*''""*  "P  ^^ch  of 
number  of  these  was  virt?ir'  ''*^«  escaped.  The 
of  the  snow,  whirrenSS^eSrj-'°'"'°>^  ^th 


►¥•»• 


*»  make  their  w^  To;«„iu;'r'*''".P«?^'*''«  ^o-'them 

despttched  two  regiments  to  thVY/'**''*^'''!  P'-°'»P«y 

,      who.again  advance? to  the  R«njl"??''«  °^  Harrison, 

about  constructinra  fnrtwW''.*"''  "nraediately  set 

at  the  same  time  constructP.I  »;  it       '"•^^'ncations  were 

neral  Cooks,  who  commrndid  the  K„^*?'^"''^^  '^Z  %^ 

Excepting  some  pardpg  on  evrnr!-  ^«""«.y'yan.a  miiitia. 

tnfbspireS  durinffi  severe  S"''  "??"°S  additional 

•  ment  of  general  Winchester  ^'3*®'^™«nth8.    The  move- 

theplans%f  HarrS  .  anS  it^    considerably  deranged 

a  new  system.     He  reCned  to  ni,-''r'***7  ^  °'g*°i^ 

*  obtaining  an  additionTfor^  fro?;;''J'''-/J«  P^'^PO^e  of 

tucky.     TowardsthebShiror  A^r^.*'''*"^   Ken- 

formation  which  bastenef  his  rf  turn  t^F^rf  if'^-^'"*'^  ''^' 

*  he  enemy  for  some  Hm- 1-  \  .    .  .  ^^^^  Meigs, 
considerable  numberTfor^Sr'^'  ''*^  ''^^n  eoIleTting  in 

«Hs  place,  anrastJitfle?^^^^^^^^^^ 
Pennsylvania  brigade,  although  fte    f      '^r  *'''"'«*^'  ^^e 
jxpired,  generously  volunSfeA.  T  ^^*«'*^'<=«  had 
fort.    Immediatelv  on  bia  1    •     .  *"•■  *''«  **^fe"ce  of  the 

about  making  74^:^^ri^t^^±^-^''^^-  -^ 
IJie  fort  was  s  tuatPil  im««        •  •   ^PP^oaching  sieare—- 

ta.<ce  of  a  few  Cdred^Ss  from';!  ^'■"""^'  ^'  ^«  ^i^ 
on  each  side  of  which  is^Sflv^^,,.  "^'^  *^«  ^«»ntry 
gam«on  was  well  supplied  with  Th^'*'  ™'*^"'^«-  'Ihe 
and  Harrison,  with  uSremUted  teVln^.^l''*  °^  ^/^^^ce. 

*nd  day.  to  improve  its  caSv  for  ^.1' .•'^"^*'*  °'«^* 
The  assistance  of  caotainaw  ^7     T'^^^^ng  the  sie^. 

9Pal  engineers, tX*  him  t^l?"-^^''"*'?*'  ''^  P^^' 
was  necessary  to  im3e  hl^^^  «''»«tever 


A* 


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Jm.^.<t^ 


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m\:-gtii/.- 


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IX 


^..::^;if*:iL 


V 


llf  HISrrORT  OF  THrvWAR. 

\ 
part  ▼oluBteers,  were  in  high  •piritg.  anft  determined  to 

defend  themselves  to  the  utmost.    On  the>renty-«'r»"' 
one  of  the  parties  constantly  kept  out  for  the  purpose  et 
noting  the  advance  of  the  enemy,  reported  that  he  waj 
in  great  force  about  three  miles  below.    A  »«>.J*"™"1 
and  Indians  showed  themselves  on  the  opposite  Wd« ;  but 
a  few  shot  from  an  eighteen  pounder,  compelled  ^em  to 
retire.     A  despatch  was  now  sent  to  hasten  the  march  ol 
general  Clay,  who  was  approaching  with  twelve  hundred 
militia  from  Kentucky.    These  brave  people*  so  much 
sufferers  during  the  war,  were  ever  the  foremost  to  meet 
danger,  and  thl  first  to  fly  to  the  relief  of  their  friends. 
On  the  three  following  days,  the  enemy  was  occupied  in 
selecting  the  best  positions  on  eithf  r  side  of  the  nver, 
around  the  fort,  whence  it  mi^t  he  annoyed,  and  m 
erecting  batteries  on  the  opposite  side ;    m  the  latter 
they  wire  considerably  impeded  by  the  fire  from  Fort 
Meigs;  buttheyusuallyaiayedthemselyesof  the  night, 
to  proceed  in  tfie  work.    A  fire  of  small  arms  had  bee*, 
kept  up  by  them,  which  was  returned  by  the  Amencaa 
artillery,  but  without  any  loss  of  importance  on  either 

•The  garrison  suffered  somewhat  from  want  of  water, 
their  well  riot  being  completed  ;  and  it  was  attended  wi^ 
Seat  risk  to  obtain  thefr  supp  v  during  the  mght  from 
Se  river.    The  perpetual  vigiFance  necessary  to  be  ob- 
rerved,  to  guard  agiinst  a  surprise,  by  lying  constant^ 
on  their  arms,  was  calculated  to  wear  them  down.    On 
^e  S  Sf  May,  the  enemy  had  succeeded  in  mounting 
(Ms  Silteries,  aJd  opened  a  fire  with  one  twenU-four 
pounder,  one  twelve,  one  six,  and  one  howitzer.    Noma- 
di.5ury   wasdo'neon  either  side  :  the  commande 
^S  chief  made  a  narrow  escape,  a  ball   having  struck  a 
bench  on  which  he  was  sitting  j  and  !0'»«^»f  .^^^If^^^^^^ 
man  was  mortally  woiinded%  his  side.    On  thp  third, 
.   ^additional  battery  was  opened,  at  the  distan^s  of  two 
hundred  and  fifty  yards  from  the  fort,  counted  wi^  J 
nOTtar,and  a  nimW  of  bombs  wg-e  tlirown?  but  this 
XTeveral  times  silenced.    In  tl#  part  of  the  siege, 
i^or  Chamber*  approached  the  fort  with^  flag, and  f«r 


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k 


stennihed/  ta 
wenty -eighth, 
pur|M>8e  6f 
lat  he  was 

f^  British 
iite\ide;bafc 

,  lem  to 

{he  march  of 
el  ve  hundred 
)lei  80  mach 
most  to  meet 
their  friends. 
8  occupied  in 

of  the  river, 
oyed,  and  in 
in  the  latter, 
ire  from  Fort 
,  of  ttie  night,  • 
rms  had  bee»- 
the  American 
ice  on  either  , 

ant  of  water, 
attended  with 
le  night  from 
isary  to  be  oh- ' 
ing  constantly  . 
m  down.    On 
1  in  mounting 
e  twentv-foiir 
itzer.    No  ma- 
te commander 
aving  struck* 
tlay^  before,  a. 
Onthp  third, 
listance  of  two 
counted  with  *^ 
irown ;  but  thia 
t  of  the  8ie«e» 
iti  flag,andtor 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR. 


113 


Hie  *fir8t  time,  summoned  the  |  place  to  surrender.  He 
stated,  that  the  British  commalnder  toas^esirow  of  spar- 
ing the  effusion  of  human  blood^  that  his  force  was  so^m- 
mense  that  it  would  be  impossible  to  withstandsit ;  and 
that, unless  the  Americans  thre|w  themselves  at  once  upoa 
the  tender  mercy  of  Proctor,  they  might  expect  to  be 
massacred  in  cold  blood.  Thjis  summons  was  received 
by  Harrison,  with  the  contempt  and  indignation  it  merit- 
ed. To  look  for  mercy  from  th^rh^nds  of  Proctor,  yet 
reeking  from  the  murder  of  thje  Kentuckians,  at  the  riven^ 

-'>sRaisin,  would  have  been  imbecility  indeed  ;  and  if  he 
had  hot  been  able  to  restrain  th6  Indians  then,  how  could 
he  OQw  ;  when,  according  to  his  own  account,  the  num- 
berof  Indians  collected,  was  greater  than  had  ever  been 
known.    The  con^ander  expressed  his  surprKej-that 
the  K&rrison  bad  not  been  Summoned  before  ;  this  at  least 
impKed  they  thought  hivn  resolved  to  do  his  duty  :  and 
that  as  to.  the  number  of  his  force,  which  he  represented 
as  of  such  unusual  magnitude,  it  wa^  a  tricl^  which  he 
perfectly  understood.    He  then  requested  major  Cham- 
oers  to  return  for  answer  to  general  Proctor,  that  while 
he  bad  the  honour  to  command  an  American  fort,  it  should 
never  surrender  to  St  combined  force  of  British  and  In- 
diana. 
The  siege  was  renewed  with  ereat  vigour,  and  the  fir- 
^  ins  wail  hotly  k^t  up  on  both  si^s.    The  Indians  mount* 
edon  trees  at  some  distance  from  the  fort,  tired  into  it, 
and  killed  and  wounded  several.     On  the  fifUi^  a  small 
party  from  the  advancing!^ corps  under  general  Clay, 
reached  the  f0r^  with  the  information,  tliat  he  was  in  his 
boats  not  many  miles  above.    Orders  were  instantly  des<r 
patched  by  the  commander  in  cbieif  to  the  gene^l,  re- 
quiring him  to  detach  eight  hundred  men  for  the  purpose 
of  landing  6n  the  opposite  side,  and  destroying  the  «ne- 
my's  batteries  J  and  in  the  meanwhile  he  projected  a 
BOftie  |igainst  those  on  the- side  of  the  fort,  under  the 
command  of  lieutenant  colonel  Miller,  of  the  19th  (J.  S. 
infantry.    This  simultaneous  attack  was  well  planned  } 
Jhottld  it  succeed,  the  enemy  woijUl  be  tastantly  compel^ 

^  ed  to  rais9  the  siege.    Colonel  Dudley,  who  was  chareed 
•  10* 

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•ndje  British  rejjl.^;^^^^ 

Might.    A  Urge  body  of  Indian*,  under  *i2 

Tacamseh.  w..  on  tfieir  march  2 the  BriM-K  ViTAu 

JW,  met  the  fugitive.  ;  this  bodViL  J&S^^f^!? 

,   to  form  an  ambushj  and  waitthi^.KLlM'r'T  o"""®"^** 

Mna .-and,  to decov  them  ? V     ?PHW^*^the  Amferi- 

wives  out  ohhe  wZds  IS'i;*!'''  '"dW^Bbewtjd  >em. 

Dudley  hav  nKexMitedMio^"'"*^  the  action,  cjlonel 

but  hi/men  iredwifhtkt^^^^^^^  ' 

de8ireofrevenKinKtheirri.r^r  J^*^  ''*'""*•*   ^'*'»  <»>« 

«i  f?-«!^  with^'KU^^^^^^^^  P-*- 

der  jn  vain  attempted  to  cS  S7V.     *""  ^"""»n- 

^WessulJoTnd^^^^^^^^^  nt^fc 

"ko  Tieldwl      Hnf*^*.  ?  -J  '"'"T>»M<1  «o  save  thoM 


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WAR. 


dontheeiKiib*»i 


d  in  a 
ipell 


ih  (Mnppirhtin 
jtly  ordered 

,^jf  the  Amieri- 
I  shewed  ^hem- 
action.  Colonel 
inded  a  retreat; 
>U8ed  with  the 
intrymen,  pnsh- 
Their  comman- 
reer;  he  even 

nothing  could 
y  found  them- 
iher.  A.de^. 
tjaalaughterof 
It  the  river  Rai- 
e  battle.'  The 
h  more  gtener- 
r;  and  even  on 
to  save  those 
y  made  their 
»ng.    Colonel 
\o  the  river  ; 
dian  after  he  ° 
under  general 
was  near  be- 
when  e^ieial 
ara  cover 


urtj,  in  some 
under  polonet 
th  at  the  head 
e  line  of  their 
regulars  and 
iant  charges, 
fly  spiked  4e 


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HISTOBY  OP  THE  WAR. 


115 

..      Th"e"St\"hij^Tas'nS^^^^^^^ 

bv  major  Ale«nd"'rba?toSo^*  Canad,„^     j  ipdian. 
Mille/,  against  the  r^Ui?.°rj    «'  **'^"**  ^j  colonel 

^nd  lieutenant  Campbell,  and  VJomilnv  of  ir^T'I^» 
*ns,    comihanded  by  cantain  S-S*^^  ofKentuclci- 

«ui«hed  himself  in  thJ  bXS  Fr^^ltow^Jfl  ^"'•"- 
ny  was  partcularlv  rom.riroki     7"*™.  ""w"^  •  tn»s  compa* 

,^     A  cessat  on  of  hostilid*..  ♦««!/    ,  ^^^  **?*«. 

.  ptegers  and  the  be8ieir«H  «n!I  :  *^  Between  the  be* 
edfnto  for  thi ^xch^S^eTprisS^^T^^^  ""'^  ««'«'- 
to  re  ease  his  claim  to  tte  i^Sk  J  K  T.'*'iT**** 
provided  some  Wyandots  E!?hl         l"  H  ?«  Indians, 

.    delivered  up  ;  an/  pSr  nnl^'r^^'r"'^  '^*'^^'  ^^^^ 

,  the  killed,  woLnded,  and  prisCrt^     'ITV  '"^  "^ 
he  never  complied.     On  the  nJnS  *  1       *'"*'  ^oiveter,     . 
to  be  engage/^in  maWngVA^^^^^ 

\ege  J  a  schooner,  and  ^^ml^M^l^'^Ji'^'^  ^^ 

wege,  and  moved  afFivith  a^: l.i    -  »  "**/ 


■vised  the 


M:      T      .\v  ""  **'"■  "»eir  whole  force 
ihus  termih'ated  asiese  of  th!r#i«,  j 
our  enemies  were  Wht*di«;  i^"??"  I*^*'  «  which 

should  succeed  in  takinr  an  Ame  I';  *°i.fi!^  t  ^^ej 


should  succeed  in  t7king"a7American"«r.Si5:  u  *''^J' 


«««.(;  WM  much  ttrmj  «»b  halin,^'""!;^'  •» 


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116 


1. 


HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR. 


^  The  «^orc;  „;^  r;  "  ne  J^^^^  «f  war. 
hundred  aird  fifty  reS^  ZlW  ^!f  '"T'^^''  »*  five 
at  least  fifteen  h^indfeSdiat  il-""'^.™''*'*'  «"d 
courage,  and,  on  several  nll^'  ^**  ^°"S''*  with  great 

in  the  B?rtiesVcom  the  |irrTson"on7h '".'''  *'';''•  ^"'« 
affair,  Tecumseh  arrived    in  npr«         ®-*!*^  °^*''«  ^ast 
body  of  Indians  that  h^^       ^   l°°'  ^•^''  tl?e  largest 
noriern  fronSer  •  aJ^  ,  J^  n^Tfhh'"  .-'""^.'^^^^  «»^he 
»8  probable  the  situation  of  tf?  ,    '°''*'^  *«'^«"  P'ace,  it 

.extremely  critical.  '/Kdians  afre?r"K''^..l'*^«  ^««» 
Wg  to  the  custom  ^vhich  ZvauL  «.^nn  *A\"'*»  *'=««'-d- 
turned  to  their  villages  PnSn??i^*  *''^"''''«d  re- 
«um«eh,  and  his  8uferdinat?'ihiefe  '  Th''^''*^^  ."^^6- 
-  froctor  was  obliged  Precipitatelt  to  rp*    ?  weakened, 
hind  manj  valuabfe  aWicleVwhrch  in  hufe  '?1»«  ^'' 
unable  to  carry  away.     BMi!l«?i.*' '^^'t*  he  was 
already  named,  there^^eremanrothp  ^T'5?"  ««*^«™ 
ed  themselves  /  major  Ball    «n-^»  1^      1^"*  distinguish- 
frequently  compIiminte5lk*gen'eraTo'rdr'  ^'^f"" 
great  service  during  the  siege  .^cSnp'**''?'  rendered 
occasion  made  a  brilliant  sl^tie  oKl  RrV^t*"'  °"  «"« 
BWjors  Todd,  Johnson,  Sedwick  R  1„?     ''i?  o^S"'*'*  5 
were  mentiowjd  in  the  mosf  hi '     Jfi'  ^"•^  Stoddard! 
a  man  of  distingui^h^^it:fa?;X^i*^^^^^^^^  *»•«>*!«; 
severe  wound  of  whidi  Hb  7r^l       T'^^J  ^^  ""ece'ved  a 


'-"'"ms'mm 


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'tt;?;^-.- 

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m 

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WAR, 

)urie(I,  and  horri*. 
er  with  some  of 

• 

'  reported  at  five 
red  militia,  and 
ought  with  great 
icued  their  allies 
e  day  of  the  last 
''Hh  ti\e  largest 
ollected  on  the 
5  taken  place,  it 
'uld  have  been 
battle,  accord- 
t  them,  had  re- 
ertions  ofTe- 
iu8  weakened, 
sat,  leaving  be- 

9  haste  he  was 
erican  officers 

10  distinguish- 
cer,  who  was 
ers,  rendered 
»ghan,  on  one 
ish  regulars  j 
nd  Stoddard, 
»8j  the  latter 
he  received  a 
-d.    Captain 
handsomely 
sfly  of  joung 

the  accoBi- 
was  a  son  of 
«  Clair's  de- 
>  enumerate 

operations 
eitlier  side, 
ns  on  lake  "-^ 
•jtlness,  the 
-^Pper  San- 
bue  of  coo- 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR. 


ny 


IP 


sequence  could  be  effected  j  the  troops  would,  therefore, 
continue  a  great  part  of  the  summer  in  a  state  of  inac- 
tivitjr,  awaiting  this  event.    In  the  mean  time  general 
Harrnon  returned  to  Franklinton,  for  the  purpine  of  or- 
ganizing  the  forces  expected  to  concentrate  at  that  place. 
A  deputation  from  all  the  Indian  tribes  residing  in  the 
state  of  Ohio,  and  some  in  the  territories  of  Indiana  and 
Illinois,  made  a  tender  of  their  services  to  follow  general 
Harrison  into  Canada.     Hitherto,  with  the  exception  of  a 
small  band  commanded  by  L6gan,  a  distinguished  chief 
and  nephew  of  Tecumseh,  none  of  the  friendly  Indians 
had  been  employed  by  fhe  United  States.    The  advice  to 
remain  neutral,  could  not  be  understood  by  them  j  they 
considered  it  in  some  measure  a  reproach  upon  their 
courage,  more  particularly,  as  several  hostile  incursions 
had  been  made  of  late  into  their  settlements  by  the  hos- 
tile Indians  ;  note  the  death  of  Logan.    General  Harri- 
son consented  to  receive  them  into  the  service ;  but  ex- 
pressly on  condition,  that  they  should  spare  their  prison- 
ers and  not  assail  defenceless  women  and  children. 

Although  the  settled  parts  of  the  country  were  shield- 
ed from  the  depredations  of  the  Indians,  they  still  con- 
tinued to  attack  the  settlements  along  the  borders  of  the 
lake,  from  Frenchtown  to  Erie.  These  inroads  receiv- 
ed a  temporary  check,  from  a  squadron  of  horse  under 
major  Ball.  This  officer  was  descending  the  Sandusky 
with  twenty-two  men,  when  he  was  fired  upon,  by  about 
the  same  number  of  Indians  in  ambuscade.  He  charged 
upon  them,  drove  them  from  their  hiding  places,  and  af- 
ter an  obstinate  contest  on  the  plain,  favourable  for  the 
dperations  of  cavalry,  he  first  killed  their  chiefs  ;  the 
savages  seeing  no  kope  of  escape  contended  with  dread- 
fol  fury  until  the  whole  band  was  destroyed.  During  the 
hfeat  of  the  fight  the  major  was  dismounted,  and  had  a 
personal  conflict  with  a  chief  of  prodigious  strength,  and 
ttey  fought  with  desperation,  unUl  an  officer  shot  the 
Indian. 

_  We  now  return  to  the  operations  of  our  armies  on  the 
Worthem  frontiers,  events  of  a  very  important  character 
having  transpired  in  that  quarter,  since  the  winter,  by 
which  hostilities  had  been  suspended, 


It 


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r*v 


"«  H'STOttY  OF  THE  WAa 

H  CHAPTER  Vn. 

British  prepmtions  in  Can«d»~i«....  •       r 

Sackett's  Harbour«R„i«,r^"„"  ^"*'«>  B™^"  defend. 
townofSodusattaclcedTa  rofZ^^^  Dearborne-The 
tak,ng  of  York-British  devastate  th^t  ^'^''"^^— Second 
Plain-Cruise  of  co™a,odo.;  C  W;'"^^^^  Ch«a. 

During  the  winter.  Great  Bri#«:«  u*  j^^  ** 
of  troops  to  Halifax,  for  the  nurno,!  *?!  ?*"*  *  »""'>««• 
in  the  spring,  i„  the  dXW  CalSf'^TP'^^^' 
success  of  the  allies  on  the  conJinh?  l  :.  ^.''e  recent 
any  disposition  she  m^  have  had  fb;.*'*  taken  awaj 
dearlj  proved  by  the  rejection  nf^K-i,  *  ''*"^®'  *»'«'«• 
The  militia  of  CanadaTas  dL?  ,'     ?"'''.*°  '"^''^'^ 

and  from  the. reatertrr^'of'tKitrsh'^  ^'''  '"''' 
It  was  enabled  to  brino-  thim  m«  "T  government, 

and  to  retain  the^fo"  a  l^n^T.  '''""'P*^  •°»*>  ««''^'«. 
the  past  year,  from    he  war  f Tn    ''"  »  ^f*'^*^'  ^^-^ng 
ficult  to  preiail  on  the  s^I*«     ?u""P.*P"'*'''  'twasdiS 
militia  J  a^nd  volunteers!  l^X'tT''  *"/*"  °"*  *he 
ward  was  so  spiritedly  carded  nn    ^  ""f  *"  *''''  ^^st- 
northern  section  of  tie  Lnwfrt    "'  "^Tf  ^*^"^«'-*''  *"  the 
It  was  still  hoped  that  such  nr?A  '"*•''"*  '■"*"  ""'"bers. 
^      during  the  winV.as  woulf    aTtoZTK"''  ''%""^^*- 
importance  than  had  been  donp^h  *^  something  of  more 
the  golden  moment  for Te  conque«7n7r  '^*"^"^«V *']'»"»«'» 
ed,  Hie  British  having  so  strenK      i  S.*"****  ^^  P* "s- 
rendertheexecutKsuchrn?^-*"^'*  ^''^'n^elves,  lis  to 

difficulty     It  wasToug^rZ^r'?^^^^^^ 

vigorous  effort,  particularlv  if  ♦kT    ^'-J   /•*  .  ^  ""«  '"ore 

l^tes  co.ld  be  housed,  a^  tl  » JP'"t  "^  ^''^  ^o'thern 
forth  in  its  strength   8nml?     **'°"  ^^  •»«<*«  to  move 

If  a  complete  c^mfand^uld^b^e  l^l  '"'S'^*  ^e  effected! 
the  whole  of  unoer  crnaT  ;®,<»bt«'n«3  on  the  Jakes, 
winter.  ^^'  ^*^^»'  »*  ^e^st,  must  fall  before 


■■■*v  ■&! 


\-„  .. 


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*.i».Vv.t:-iv.? 


^4^y"  Ji^m^^ 


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;  '  A 


HISTORY  OP  THE  WAR. 


119 

midJand  and  northern  «♦»♦-        droops,  inlisted  in  the 
tier,  and  all  Xe  nece!S^v V'T  "**'''^*^  **»  *»>«  ^-n- 

*  onip  the  line     ptnl^*:  "  *'  *^^  different   posts 

of  S^'uence  tmn?p?  Kr?n  ^^""^^^rs,  noE| 

-  In  the  month  nf  £T  ""S  the  winter.  ^ 

crossid^r^tchote&'th^^^^  *«*™^'  -ha 

many  wanton  denredS.  nn  S   ^^*'^«"»  committed 

of  thi  inhabitants*^  MaJoTC^^  ^"^'''  '"''^  *"'"P^'''^ 
Pgdensbu.^h  resolved'"'?;  ^eS^fC'^JjJS^TJ?"^* 
Pjrt  of  his  riflemen,  and  such  vofJnteers^stK.  j'""^  * 
of  whom  were  private  ffi»n«»«n  r  fi.  ^  V»ered,  some 
he  crossed  the^  St  Law  °  n!?  °^  *^^neighbourhood, 
Elizabeth-town!  took  fift^,?::'  ZZn"^  *''"  8"*'^  *' 
were  one  major,  W  Spteinrann^nT^'i^  ^'''»"» 

P^r^rt,    I^VnSrnXrathelte^^^^ 

tatSTnal^te^^^^^^^  «.e  BritUh  medi- 

out  his  militia,  to  aKhe  &n^»  ?l^*°?^'*^'*=»*'«d 
British  appeared  rtheSlstnrF.K'*^^'**  P'*^*'  '^'^e 
hundred  men.  This  for^  «„  l^™*''-''*.  «'»«» twelve 
'  Forsjthe.  succeeded  iHxpenr;  hi'^T""';?* 'h**  <>f 
but  not  without  a  sharp  co,Xcr^rtRH?V''';  *"-''» 
Ml  two  columns,  of  six  LndrPdLnu^'"'^'*  attacked 
in  the  morning/and  were  com^^^^^^  *??' "  ^'S**'  °'<^'«^k 
nel,  of  the  Glengary  S  tnSv^^  ^  "•P?*?  ^*^«»- 

pec»Harci«^,aSdc^oBFr^^^^^^^^ 

Ihe  Americans  kept  ud  the  cantJte       ^f""'»  «n»htia. 

loss  of  twenty  men  kijfedLfnT'  ^7  f**  '*<""*»  with  the 
cool  and  del  Cateirj^/J,^XJ:'*'^\        '^^^  *he 

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they  regarded  as  a  great  victor  j  j  and  in  coneeqabnce, » 
message  was  sent  with  the  news  to  colonel  M'Feely.com- 
manding  the  Amerij?an  garrison  of  Niagara,  informinR 
him  that  a  salute  would  be  fired  from  Fort  George.  The 
American  officer  expressed  his  satisfaction  at  being  able 
to  return  the  complement,  as  he  had  just  received  intel- 
ligence of  the  capture  of  Ms  majesty's  frigate  Java,  by 
an  American  frigate  of  equal  forc^;  and  intended  to  fire 
a  salute  from  Niagara,  at  the  same  time,  in  honour  of  this 
brilliant  victory. 

Bodies  of  new  levies  were  daily  arriving  at  Sackett's 
Harbour,  and  the  vicinity  of  that  place.  To  convert 
new  recruits,  in  the  course  of  a  few  months,  into  effi- 
cient troops,  was  not  an  o^ration  easily  performed.  In- 
defatigable industry  was  displayed,  in  this  essential  duty, 
by  Pike,  lately  promoted  to  the  rank  of  a  br^uiier,  m 
consequence  of  his  meritorious  services,  and  increasing « 
reputation.  Pike  was  ainipst  cradled  in  the  camp;  his 
father,a  revolutionary  officer,  was  still  in  thte  army  but  too 
far  advanced  in  life  for  active  service.  He  was  acquaint- 
ed with  all  the  details  of  the  military  profession,  having 
served  in  every  grade  from  a  soldier  to  the  general.    He 

Sossessed  an  ardent  mind,  and  was  highly  animated  by  a 
esire  of  martial  dory  and  renown.  Pike  was  already 
a  favourite  in  the  United  States,  and  distinguished  as  one 
of  the  adventurousexplorers  of  the  immense  Western  de- 
sert. He  had  here  given  proefe  of  much  fortitude  of  mindi^ 
vigour  of  body,  and  great  prudence  andjintelligencer-  His 
zeal  and  activity  were  afterwards  conspicuous,  in  the 
success  with  which  he  formed  the  regiment  placed  under 
his  command.  He  was  beloved  bv  his  troops,  whom  he 
knew  how  to  engage,  and  into  whom  he  could  infuse  a 
portion  of  his  own  generous  spirit  It  is  not  surprising, 
therefore,  that  the  progress  made  by  the  troops  atSack- 
ett's  Harbour,  under  the  unceasing  attention  of  this  ac- 
complished officer,  should  be  unusually  rapid.  Notiiing 
was  wanting  but  an  opportunity,  on  opening  of  the  cam- 
paign, to  lead  them  to  the  achievement  of  some  glorious 
exploit. 


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HISTORY  OP  THE  WAB. 


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the  Canada  shore  y^^s  w:ZctL  vV"  .t  ^'''''''''^  ^ 
Upper  Canada,  was  the  C  of  ail  I^'^  .«}\capital  of 
stores,  whence  the  Western  n„A  ^"*"'*  ™''>ta»T 
was  known  that  a  hJelZSZt  Tl  '"PP"^''-  « 
nearly  completed.    SiSL'^.f  SJ^the^tocks,  and 

party  was  iliamense  ;  anHiouW  «„  „ff '  E'^'^  ^ '^•^«'- 
successful,  it  miffht  be  foiu  j  «"  attack  on.it  prove 
«tteckupon*oS&5:^feL"S''J'  ^"  '"^^^^i^i^ 
and  aided  by  the  fleet    mithf-!^^'®"  concentrating 

success  nJe  ^linsTJcin^.  '  ''"^  ^'^P^^'  ^' 
.  AboutUe  middle  of  AnnI  *ko 
m  conference  with  Pike  and  n^!  ^^^^a^^er  in  chief, 
on  attacking  York.  Mai^r  F^  ^^u®*'*''?'  ^^etermined 
ed  to  Ogde'sburg  on  th?  ;etreTif^K^'*"n^*^«*"'•'^- 
ordered  with  hif  riflemen  7n.°^*''®^"*'8h»  was 
bourj  and  cominodor«  r?  *°  '^P*'^  *»  Sackett»s  Har- 

the  Navy  De'PretTtTr^^^^^^ 

borne,  in  any  plan  of  oneratinn^^k^  i^u    S^**®*"^'  ^ear- 

carry  into  '^ecZC^'C^lttofT'^'r'i  *« 
moved  down  the  Lake  pvpt^  ^''^  '^P'?^  ^^e  fleet 

made  for  the  projSatt^ci  '?Kr'"S^r."S  »»««« 
principally  suWIsted  bv  Ku'  i  \P' u1'  "^'"^^^  ''^d  been 
at  his  particulKuest  S..  ?7*'  ^'l''*^  judicious,  and 
eU  him  with  its  exTudon     n  T*"^r '"  chief  intrust^ 

vthe  fleet  safdy  Sed  the  Sac"*'"  f^'l'  ^*  ^"^^  «'<='<x^"» 
commenced  at  eight  o'clock  anS  °^^«''*''Ja«on.  This 
The  spot  fixed  on  for  th?«n.'^***'*'"P'^^^^  at  ten. 
the  ru?ns  of  Torento  ^«  T'P"'*  .Y*"  ^^  ^^P*"^  space  at 

two  miles  abov:r,;rtnT^^^^^^ 

sTtitr^^pt^t^^t^^^^^^ 

Geneml  SheXUtc^J"?  "I  tt*^*  A^erica/forcS. 
situated  above  York,S  h  «  wh  ^  garrison,  which  was 
about  seven  hundred  Tnd  fifvl     **'?  '°''*=*'  consisting  of 

five  hundred  Indirns,besidI?S'''''p'"^  "!,"'«*'  ^^^ 
acorps  ofGIengary  fencibiS  * fc^ ^^^g'^na^iers,  and 
in1h6  thicketsS  the  wateS  J'^^^^dians  were  placed 
pou^tsof debarkatlot  wS ^U^el^Cie^^^^^^^ 


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HISTORY  OF  THB  WAR. 


appeared  to  be  at  the  p^int  whTre  ??«  n  '^^''^?f '  **»'«. 
the  enemy  was  statioK  A  ^1^1^^'°"'??'  ^T«°^ 
and  rifles  was  instantly  op;ned  fn  hhf  ^''Vfh'""'''"*'^^ 
higher  up  would  have  Jer^ged  the  general  ^a„  "''t  ^one 

gightgive  hisHfle>  ropX"^„r,;,TX!;ir^^^^ 

^f^edt:  ;"e?r„stork';jo^''°«  *•'»"  — "^ 

stantly  leaped  into  thpKn^J    knowing  ,ts  reason,  in- 

hMta^ff,  atfhisre  te'o4rK£S 

with  a  part  of  his  reoimAnf     iff  •'."'S  *<>  follow, 

shore,  hJwever/ForsX  h^d  lild   ^^  T'"'^'?  the 

gallaatly  asceS  the^T  wS/f ''T  '"'i'J^'^'  ^^en 

under  a  shower  of  bullets  from   ttl'  '"'"T  °^"'*''»       ' 

chai^d  impetuousfy  upon  them  ^thlir'^f""-  •"« 
disorder  and  fled.  tW  haH^«.^  ^V'^  thrown  into 
wfien  thebuelerofFor«*K^      ««arcely  been  achieved, 

beenvicSlTl^S^ng^^^^^^^^^ 

irregular  fire,  but  the  Indies  had  S      a  f    IPf^P  ^"^ 

grenadiers  now  suddeX  iWH   f       ^,  ^e^h  bo^r  of 

made  a  desperate  chaS  in  maior  KJn't'    ^""^^^"^ 
'•'hich  by  this  dme  was  dSwn  uiTni  Ik    W  regiment, 

Son  bio™'' "'""""■"' """""»*  retreateStoS:  V^ 


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We;  this 
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have  gone 
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ovement, 
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iself  and 
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:hed  the 
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*         HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR.    \  ,33 

The  whole  of  the  troops  having  now  arrived,  thev  wer* 

ineainerent  bodies  of  troops  under  maiors  Lewis  and 
Lust.ce,  and  color^els  M«Clure  and  Ripl?yrwe;e  d,W 

"■e  approacn  ol  the  Americans,  the  enemv  retreatlnrr 

JSitel'n  ".„*i°?i;r'-'  »^'-™»«  th."t«.^KofX 

edrSbEEtr.    J  •"•"J.'*™  evacuated,  he  suspect- 
«cret  (Jr^i  ^  draw  h™  within  the  iach  of  Some 

»M.n ?hf.'t„;toTr?™  !^™''"  '■•™» "i-iy 

with  huge  stones  and  fr^Li.f*  f  «^m  instantly  filled 
and  w^Hed  aloft  h^  f^^Smentsof  wood,  rent  asunder 
rels  of  ^JwSe?     Thl^s  w^!  *#"^  ^f^ve  hundred  bar- 

the  BriShad  prenLd  h.!t  I'^T'*^.™'  ""^"^  ^^ich 
■iicnpotLi      I    P™P*""»  out  which  Pike  could  not  hawe 

.ffie«d  m'^rfdlTli,!"  1'?T  ■■'««™°"«'S 
column.  c^inT.  f '  i?r*.''?  ""*'  <*  *«  victorious 

theirTjemirLd  ^"t^iff^^t  M^  J^d""  f '.'™  '' 
wards  of  two  himHr-^        j   »  Killing  and  wounding  up- 

commandeMhe  hettl  pl^Su*™.*''^  '^r''' 


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■•"-M' 


Jo  tbeir  recollection   hv  *!.*  ^.*-      . 

^'e.    The  column  M^i„V*!lT''"''8'<=fc»  Yankee 

rent  the  air,  i„  thrtur^Jt  ^  ln"3f  "P'  '^'^'^  ^^J 

t«.be  mortal  5  he  JSuowIver  T*"''""*,^'  ««««  ft>"od 
«P>ntj  «move  oi,  my  bTav.  5  K'^'*'"''*^ ''»  "n^launted 
general/'  he  criJdriddressin.  f^'  ^^^  revenge  C 
ThejinstantljobejW:    He  "°^^^  for  the  last  time. 

\hi8  men,  to  be  con4jed  wi  bolrd  f\  ^u-^""  "P^J-ome  of 
%  reached  the  shore  of  the  lLZ  Jt^  ''"^ '  scarcely  had 
ndi,8  shout  from  his  briwde  bri^Kr''^^  *  i^'*  """^  ^cto- 
tbeWiring^lampoflSf  afaiifJ*^  for  a  moment. 
vrou3Kper|f«  hSn  teexmeT^tT''^}^'^^^^^ 
carned^n  l^ard  the  pT^Z  B^?^fe  a^er  his  beSg 
♦o  him  iVt  sight  of  it,  hSeve  !»«.?„  ''  ^'^  r"  '>"»ught 
for  a  monUntrand  m.u:!.    •^-    ***"*  resumed  its  !««?«» 

,--  Lb  ffi  '  h"glS»P,  KJj'  »  «•  ^  ptt'^ 
"our  whii  will  ij™  «,i(i,  (  *1"«'i.    Tbng  fe||  ,  _^ 

that-moral  excellpno^  Ju-  ?  ?»  "*  «'»8  adorned  wJfl. 
.     J^Iished  HoldLrindS..:,^^'^^.^^^^^^^  JoVe  accTm^ 

very  dav-sprinff  of  life  ^  '^*** .  ^'"'«'  &"inif  in  tfl 
whatthe-^rijen/d  "l^'of  To  Tc^'  '■*?"^  *°4ate 
forth.  He  was  am^le^b  ai  Z  ^^^^1 ''*»"^'*  W^ 
l«;e,  strictly  observant  of  Jhrd^i^JJ^H '■«'»ti<»'»8  cf 
g'on  J  he  was  a  sincere  n«fJ«?\®*  of  mQrajitj  and  relil 
to  give  ^^ncn^{:f^^^;^^-^^^ 

aWaia-ct?X:-  -^^^^^^  .  . 

t"ilj  his  own.  No  ofef^rtnTJi^".  ^*  ''^'•^»  werj 
«d  and  perfect  sense  rfhonoiJi^etlTrf:?  ""^'"^  ««"■ 
« »t,  are  the  orders  which  he  ^1  *?*•*" '  "  *  P^oof 


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HISTORY  OP  THE  WAR.  ,25 

manifesM  itself  in  striking  contrast  with  the  conduct 
of  our  enemy,  who  has  elsewhere  exhibited  Ihe  noblest 
rn'n?'  •"!*  ,^ho  seems  to  consider  this  nlw  worW  too 

found  already  in  the  possession  of  ForevX^fW    ^^ 
».»deri„  chief  ft. Ly  UsU  rr^i^r 

could  destroy  the  miliUry  .tores,  3 bum  tte  velu J 

unmanly  attempt tj"t^*"u,t  t'it^'T'' 
.mj.,.„gU,em  under  the  preLee  of  4cus™»|'th1  rtS^ 

tte  British  w.^  eupged  in^'de'L^ctioi'S  SeTb' 
licit  property.  Bj-  the  tenhs  of  the  stipulation  th^^ 
iZ''"H'°'''"""»' '"™'  "ffl^" "S  seara?r;,'^S- 
&D.Kir:?  ""'»'""  "^i*'  P«blick"C;e» 

1 1* 


/' 


'iJ.^ 


ool  of  the  scAhTt^  I  .y  ^o«ld  sav  hir  *t   l   ""» «id  to 


wP'W.S 


i^ii^,  JT  iX 


'' -Ai^ 'i\--^^%r^.i 


,^., 


'WfT^ll^^^l 


*  T'l^'^S 


coniid^red  u 

nich  cannot 
on»    Antone 
no  over  the 
«8  have  en- 
'ng  thetn  to 
?  officers  of 
ins  to  panu 
indulgence, 
'«n  scalp  to 
,a  civilized 
raeJirutali- 
"8  *^  Had      „ 
?^enthi8 
loii  of  his 

>e  name  of 
tnd  inde<. 
•e'oiv  the 

'«5ht  the 
with  hep 
r»  which 
*  coun. 
le  faine, 
fyj  or     , 
he  gnii. 

/id  felt 

'e,  who 

should 

linen. 

9n  the 

mdto 

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sres- 

rour- 

men, 


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lar 


*-»ucwiin8tandin»  #1.-       .      •  *' 

addressed  a  »««       i*®  P*"ncinal  dvJi  k«  Tf«  conduct  of 

,  Great  assiS;  tJJ"^  ^T "•       ^^  "'*"''  ""«' 

^    ^^  "•e  co-operat"on  r?* ''^"^«'"«d  during  fh. 
^^i5g  the  troops     ?i°'^*^"'n'nodore  ChauL      ^^g^ge^ent 

^'^'■y  Hriiid    '     '^^^  vessels,  incnnl    "*^®-^»  after  land.     . 

«d  a  galling  and  Lt™ .r  **  *f '«  ^««  eS^j  %^*^7  ^^e     . 
to  the  succMa  „f  :L"™<^*»ve  fire.  wh.Vk      ^*  **•«/  open- 
wiled  «dXe?° '""!■•    '^«keS«S''?.*'^'»^5.    -' 

explosion  ??  ^"1^"*  were  killeS  «  ***  *°^  wounded 
»nd  FvSr  I?*  *'^«  °f  the  Ln"  a7  ""^  ^^nded  by  the 
mortal  .itri:  """^  "'ounded  ;^tK  '  ^'P'*'"*  Nicholson 


128 


HISTORY  OP  THU  WAR. 


third  redment  of  artillery,  who  fomted  the  column  after 

^J^^^ar^r  d.8t.n^.8hed  himself.     Major  Eustice,  captSns 

Moot; «?»«  u-i^°'**^  M'Glassii,  and  Stephe'n  U, 
Moore  of  the  Baltidaore  volunteers,  who  lost  a  lee  by  the 

were  nained  among  the  most  distin^ishe?  of  the  day. 
^  Then*  were  taken  from  the  Bnlish,  one  lieutenant- 
colonel,  one  major,  thirteen  captains,  nine  lieutenants. 
nivT  r*'^^'  T  Jeputy-adjutant-Reneral,  and  four 
muln5?"S'  *"**  *r  ^^""^'^^  and  fiTty-one'  non-com' 
missioned  officers  and  privates.  But  it  was  contended, 
that  according  to  the  capitulation,  th,i  commanding  gen^ 
«^^'  •»"  «**?Au"'*  *"  ^'^  "^^fe"'""'  o"8''t  to  have  beenlur- 

Jh!  ^"*  ;f  *^    R  1^1!'  '''''■^r 'J^  ""  ""*■''■"•  procedure  on 
the  part  of  the  British  general,  as  well  in  tiiis  business, 

as  in  the  destruction  of  the  publick  property,  after  it  had 
'  ?r"  My.  surrendered,    ^ith  resect  to  the  explosion,  • 
It  was  attributed  by  general  Sheaffe  to  accident ;  and  as 
a  proof,  he  mention<Jd  the  circumstance  of  forty  of  his 
own  m^n  having  been  killed  and  wounded  on  the  retreatT 
But  the  American  officers,  who  witnessed  the  affiiir,  were 
perfectly  satisfied  that  it  was  designed.    After  thi  conu 
flict  had  entirely  ceased  for  some  time,  anil  the  maea. 
zine  and  barraclcs  entirely  abandoned  by  the  enemy,  Qie 
American  column  at  rest  within  three  hundred  yards 
the  occurrence  of  such  an  accident  is  almost  impossible! 
and  leads  to  a  conviction,  that  a  match  had  been  purpose, 
ly  laid,  intended  to  explode  tn  the  approach  of  thVA- 
merican  column  ;  which,  but  for  the  fortunate  precaution 
ot  their  commander,  would  have  involved  them  in  one 
general  destruction.    Ii,  further  proof,  we  may  adduce 
'  the  tact,  of  an  immense  number  of  stones  and  a  quantity 
of  old  iron,  evidently  collected  for  the  express  purnosi 
of  causing  greater  havock.    It  is  certainly  uniust;  on 
li^ht  grounds,  to  imnute  to  the  British  general,  act^  so 
dishonourable  j  andlut  for  this  last  circumstanci  it  mieht 
be  regarded  as  the  unauthorised  act  of  some  base  indivi- 
dual.    Xhe  circumstance  of  a  part  of  his  own  column 
having  been  overtaken  by  the  stones  propelled  to  an  imr 


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HISTORY  dp  THE  WAR. 


189 
n)«nge  distance,  has  no  wf>ii»lif  ;«  u-  . 

may  have  fWceedJd  Jmti  h.vSn  *«">•*'«"  '•  «>« 
sufficient  accuracr  for  SnSn  rT^^  calculated  with 
eould  have  h^lXi^LS'lV'!^^^*  •'"»o"8h  nothing 

ton  of  ou/gaHant  countrymen^  '^««t'-«<> 

-       place  in  thS  midst  of  theS^hlllJ'lSf'Pj""'""  ^^^^ 

for  supposition  that-  it  wa?fl.  ^  u '^*  '*•«"  •>«  «>«"» 

.  «nder  ttie  circuiTtanc,^  *h?*V'^l'*  ^  but, 

.ease,  appea«  neTt"  frip^^  t"  "fc'f^^''^*-  *»>«' 

ti«h»  amounted  to  sevpnES  IS      /^e'oss  ofthe  Bri-  . 

pounded  and  priirnrrs'fofteta?''"^  ^"'«^» 
ed  were  not  short  oftwo  hun^rS  '  IJ  "•  **  ""^  wound- 
ed to  fifty  reinilar«  «n?  r'*^/*0|  the  prisoners  amount- 

toanimie^amCVas'^des"*™^^  ^^^^7 

"mined  to  the  value  SfaTTewth.T'**  "n'^  «>e'?«till  re- 
in his  hasty  retreat,  ^nerdSh.iL*r'i°"  "^ dollars  : 
W,  contiining  all  hTs  boJks tn!?^^  abandoned  his  bag- 
a  v^uable  acqufsitiin.  \5^X.  ffle^:'*'*^'^  P^^^^^ 
'orkwasabrilliairtachieviinl^^  J  *'  .®  capture  of 
projector.  It  wilhe  fi^rd^wVif  T^^^^ 
tinction,towhichweaftenvw3r.nI  '^.'""''^"•'J^  dis- 

and  embarked.  The  flee?  !?«„  ®^.*.''®fi"*ofMay, 
harbour  until  the  eiS^th'^^^i^eh^^^^  leave  th^e' 

time  been  despatches  NiaaraK«^^  *"  **>«  ™««n 
of  the  success  of  the  exw^iV^;  '"5'""r8t"^™'I'«'^w 
»o;:ementofthetroop8?^*""°°»  ^'^^  *^^  ^"*«»<*«d 

Foife^^?^^^^^^^^  the  attack  of 

attempted  the  year  befor/  r!!l''*i*'««»"n8uccessful|y 
ing  thecommand  of  the  iX  9°"»'"<»^o'"e  ChaunceyhaZ 
to  any  part  with  facufty  /w.TP*  "°"  «*  ^  trans^t^ 
the  troops  were  laSZtF^r  Mirr"*^^*'*^  «W 

from  being  four  miles  dSantw  ***  ^^^^'^^^ 

day,  two  schooners,  under  /h/^  ^'"S?"-    The  next 

Pettigrew,  sailed  wVa  detactL^rn?"^^^  !i««t«°"t 

commanded  by  captain  '^"^^^t^^^^^i:^^: 


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HISTORY  OP  THE  WAR. 


^^'^^^t\VS^:I^:,T2f^  stores  at  the  head 

Partj  returned  witffi  L^^^^^^^  "^m  burnt,  anJ'thJ 

the  tenth,  ^ommoaorTc^^^^.f.^'^rT'^^'   <>» 
bour,  for  the  purpose  of  Ip«v:^/  ^''®**  *^  Sack^tt'a  Har- 
officers,  and  of  bffSngS'!§.,J.«  Vended  men  and 
spared  from  that  piSef  He  ^t^r?'!*"'*^*  ^  *^0"W  ^ 
second,  leaving  the  Pert  and  S^p  ^f  **  **"  *'^«  *'^«»t7- 
.       the  movement! of  the  ene,n  V     T^''/™""^»°  *«  ^*tch 
arrived  safelj  at  Niaeara  ,^Vk       x  ^""71  afterwards  h(^ 
»nentofartafery,Se'Ti5  ''°'°55  M'Comb's  regi! 
guns.  ''  ^^^  '"*'°»  and  an  additional  number  of 

modore  Chauncer  hLin-^«i?^^  **®  operation.  Com- 
tred  the  opposiJe^sfe  fid^-S^-^^^ i^*^*  '«c«nnS. 
forlandii£rand<Kkti«l?^*''S""'^*'»'^'>«t  places 

A  number  of  boats  wprTl^f  i       °.      "P®**  for  the  attack.  > 
had  been  bSldi Jg  f^r  ?he  Ic!.!^'*^  '  '^'*?  ««»«"»  wh'ch 
afternoon  ;  this  &  o^^^Z'^'"'  ^*^'^'»«d  in  tS 
opened  upon  the  worlm?n!froi  /h»f* *°*'"*^'  »/«*  ^" 
purpose  nearly  opposite     Th?.K        uP  ®''«<^*«d  for  the 
nomde  from  Ae  ?orts  anH  ^*i  ^rought  on  a  severe  can- 
»ome  hours,  and  in  which  thJ  a  "^^  '"'^^^  «=««tinued  fi 
?d.vantage.'  Fort  oj^^e  ap'p^aTeTtT^^^^ 
";ttry  J  the  guns  of  the  AmEn  k  ?.  "^*''  considerable 
with  «omucf  precision.  that3,?h„i*"'fJ'  Tl^  *"'*''ted 
were  shot  awav     K  k  mj-    "alyardsof  the  flajr^taff 
around  the  fort%:ere  luch^'L^'"^  °/  ^l^'^  de«S^S 
the  American  sTdewTslrt'"?"^'^^"*  **»«  J<«a  on 
boats  in  the  mt^ildl^Jll  »°;?°"derable.    All  Z 
•t  Pour  MUe  CrTek?  i^HI^^^^  l*''%«T'"r  «^ 
tillery  was  put  on  board  fh a  S  j"  '  ^^"^  dark,  the  ar. 
I^dyoftheUke^^ha  the  Madison,  the  Oneida,  and 

««nal  was  made  to  wSh ,  but  \nt    "*  *'*''  «orninft 
<MUm  which  prevailed  thr.!.i,«!i       ^^nseauence  of  thS 


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f^$'^^l^^^^^  Con. 

In/^  '»{:«*'^»  generals  Dearborne  and^  i^  pf^**  troops, 
went  on  board  the  Madison -the  ??!?"'' *"*'  ^^^s, 
^barked  amounted  to  aboSt  four^h?^'    f'"^  "'^  *» 
enemy's  batteries  immediSV«     ^''ousand  men.    The 
▼anced  in  three  brSegrt'lf"^^'  *'  ^'^^  troops  ad! 
accomplished  officercoionel  ScoJ^^     ^f  j<^^  *>rthat 
8'gnalized  himself  in  thSrofh?*'  who  had  so/much 
,     composed  of  Forsy  he's  JiSemen   a  J,?''',^'^'^l:" '  ^"'^  ^a« 
various  infantry  regiments^  ?/  ?,  ,.  l^tachments  from 
^hichhadinthemefrtfmpho       '^"'^'^*  near  the  fort, 
nour  Tompkins.    Genera™  Bov!f  ,''^^T^  ^y  the  GoveV: 
the  brigade  late  V  c^mm^nT/^*'' ''''°'"  ^^^  assienei 

the  first  IinMankedr«-«'^^^^  ^''^''  ^»^»^ 

pnteers  under  colSi&&?f'^'T'"''l  ^">any  "i: 
"nmediatelj  after  the  aSiahJe  SdT^^  ^'^^  ^^ore 
Winder  followed  next/at  ?he  head  nr**."**^**'    ^^^e^al 

east  and  prinludngTisiS  'P"/;^'!!^  "P  '^omX 
the  MadisSn  and  OneidarnnU     ^Z"^^".'  *he  troops  from 

,  JWreach  shruSfde^ft--^^^^ 

-nXlLTp^ro^to'^^^^^^^^^  «^fi-  hundred 

an  'ncessant  volley  of  muLetrv   5         !".  *^P^'«^  to 

hundred  regulars.  ffio^Jd  inT  ravine''  Tlf'*  *^?*^« 

corps,  composed  of  the  flower  nf  i/?  ^^is  spirited 

out  faulterfng,  and  for  a  f^w  mf„^!  """^i  •"'»^«^  «^with. 

Ajtheydreifnear  SeshS  asui^H  .'etur^'^gthe  fire. 

lation  manifested  itself  h„Sl  V'T'^s'^g  degree  of  emu- 

dierajmanyTfthem  lp«n?„    •*T"°?''  "^^ers  and  sol- 

to  »«ni.    C-ipl'n  Snd7an^ '?  ^"^  ^f>?'  ""^  ^aC 

cerpf  the  second  artUIe^y  Va?  ;HT?P''''"'*^>»"g  »i^ 

^erntory.    NosoonertjreX^'^^-tm^^^^^^^^^ 


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HISTORY  OP  THE  WAk. 


litfdTe'Tner;^^^^^^^^^^  «ci  instanti, 

the  woods  forshdtpr  I^a   fu^  o" action,  sdme  flyiorte 
fort     The  fiJst':t\ri?^^^^^^^^  ^"^iS 

tte  advanced  corps  and  S  "HriiS^  '^"''V*'**'  '^W'* 
Bojd  vigorousl/attacked  ?he  ife  Vr^''  ^^^^-^^ 
panick  had  seized  the  sarrlnn  Jf  •  u  T''®  Prevailing 
resistance.    Fort  SLgrSThpt-*^^^^^  ^^^^ 

mencan  side,  opened  afth^Mmi'S'J'*"^^^^^^  «>e  A- 
now  being  untenable,  the  BriS  fe  *"**  F'""*  <*««T5«» 
gazines,  and  retreated  wS„?rJn;f5'**'°\*^  *'»«'•  ««- 

3oned  all  the  works,  Sdpurs?3ff*'°"^  '"•^"S  »«>«». 
nel  Scott  and  his  HghUrros  weS.  5 ''I"*  T^"?.    Colo- 

Jhen  he  was  recallfd  bSeral  K,vL '"^^ '"  *^*'''  '«*••, 
die,  with  his  party,  not  rlceit^^lT''•_^*''*"*^'•"tRM- 
ene,„y  almost  to  ^?e„Sto"T  ^°"°^«<J  the 
of  stragglers.    ThTSSs  toof '"^^^  "'^"'^^ 


ed  the  parapet  for  ttrS,™o?e^,^^^^^^^  ®«»«  •°°"»t- 

but  Hindman  sncceedef  iffkifli  tSl  fl  *  *''Y.  ?»«  «*•«'? 
warded  to  general  Dearborn?  I  *i  ^^t^^'  '^hwh  he  for- 

Ij  replaceAy ZAraeri?a™en«l''''l^  T  i»n«»ediate. 
ordered  in  and  quartered      a? Z^,'  '*'*'l*  ">«  *^»«P8  were 
of  the  British  fo?t"ficSs  on  th^'r  ^^^°*^'^  the  who  e 
sion  of  the  Amer  S  Xetml'^r  r"-*  '»  P<«ws. 
such  rapidity,  that  in  i  short  time  ^n^K'"*  "°'^*^  ^^^ '^th 
was  to  6e  seen ;  and  our  triona  fc    •  *'"l''«  "»"^«  of  them 
under  arms,  were  ?^Zcte„^jy'^^ 
The  loss  of  the  British  in  th;«?£*     *°  P?!*"®  them  far. 
which  the  contest  Cedfias  v^v'"'.r^5**"?/5  the  time 
had  one  hundred  and  ei^ht  kiirpJ^  considerabfl.    They 
sixty  wounded,  who  fe  f  intn  i„  '  u  "^L**"*  '•'"^'^"'d  and 
^stone  hundridVnd  X^:L.'S"i^  t\'^'i^ 
m.'Iitia,  prisoners.    The  loss  «fX  a  *   "**  five  hundred 
niM  kilfed,  and  one  hundred  •nH^'!?®"'"?  '^^  thirty 
the  former,  lieutenant  HtiartSf^^^^^^^  ?1'*""''**^  *•"*»■« 
ofthe  latter,  -iortnfSr&'?X"^^^^  " 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR.  „^ 

P^JataVatd^V^^  Roach  of 

tte^nk  of  captain  for  his^S^;^''.^^  to 

*nd  heatenant  Swearinwifrf*!.?  •a"*'''"  **»' occasion.) 
-nth,  the  British  iJSm  w«"'^%rP*-    '^hefortv 
commander,  coloael  mS  *C3i3  *''!f  *'^*'^'  *nd  S. 
The  action,  notwithsfainrn.    ""''?*  *"^  taken  prisoner 

J««dem;hinf:fct^^^ 

Bojd'g  brigade  only  hariM?&    *  advance  and  part  of 

Rafter  tTsurreUeVo^t^fJrt^^^ 
rough  as  to  render  the  8ituaS.n«f*V  S®  '««  wcame  so 
gfrouB     Commodore  cl^i^^-^ftj.*^^^^^^  dan! 

to  'veigh  J  and  according  vS*  therefore,  made  siffnal 

place  of  safety  betwee7^e  tt  foTts'^hr  r^  '^'''^^ 
%h  praise  was  given  boti^  hv  ^i!  ^^  ^^""^  anchorld. 
general  Wborne,  to  Lforrp-^  ^*  commodore,  and 
co««ands.    Scott^Bo/r^e^^^^'^'^f'^'^^^^^ 
ea  ;  the  commander  in  rhJif  oi        R*'^ticular]j  mention- 

»;ich  indebted  to  ^^nemfp:^^^^^^^^ 

i^i  ^  '°*j°''  ^mistead,  of  the  thi.5  /  ^®  ''^'  artillery, 

and  to  captain  Totten  of %ko       •        regiment  artillery 

demolishLtheet^^^^^ 

find  the  first  mention  of  «.«  k.  *"«  .pattenes.  We  here 
commandant  Ol'^rH?^^^,/ wh„^^^  ''^^teS 
services  on  the  nicht  of  th^?*  *  **?**  volunteered  his 
*»i;ed  great  serviS  in  ISs«^^^  and  h^en! 

debadcation  of  the  t.^0^  K  ofthT"**'"®'**  ^^ 
•ntarpnse  was  owino-  *«  Si  •  j-  .  ®'  the  success  of  thu 
ofZr,  ioaSPng^'t^r^'^^,^^^^^^^ 

m7«^th1»i8ve«sels,andrendAlj!I*k  ■"*"*''  of  the  ene- 
eral  Dearborne  had  beLnm^i"*^. ''»*•"  untenable.  Gen- 

to  command  re^arlt'lTu^^r^'T^'i'*®  «»°«^^^^^^ 
Lieutenant  Perrj  wi/Ci^t"J,i'«  ^''i*"  ^?»™  '»«  bed. 
Rock,  with  fifty  ien  for?i£^  *''*  JI'*^  after  to  Black 
to  Brie  as  '^nr2^i^l^^?^»yf4i\&^e  veMs 
preparing  at  that  pW  «5d  wSi?/"™"'^  *«  «S"adron 
?»  ««lj  by  the  ffteeith^of  W  "j'**  "^P««^*^  '^ould 
t.on.  in  conjunction  wSh  hLS       ""'»•»«««  opera- 

Afewdays.fterwa..s,,wr:crtainedthattheene- 


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HISTORYOJ-  -KiE  WAIL 


Krh^S^^^^  to  the  Wr 

^eutenant  colonel  Bishop'C'r^^^        comm^Tf 
The  day  after  this  was  eSn  V?  ^n  ®  "'*  Chippfewa. 
treated  hastilj  to  thTupZ^'J^^  »"t«h  ,gei»e?ll  rel 
tookapositio-'nonthebeK  .f /.^*i*  <^'»*«rio,  and 
Bay,  his  force  it  was  sunS  ?lL     H  «^  B.rii Uon 
njen.    General  WinSPJjf ' '''^  "ot  exceed  a  thousand 
<he  commander  in  S  {«"*»"***»  ^"  detached  bv 
Having  reached  IVent^iefr^J*'  '^*''  »•«  briSdt 
J>arch,  the  generalZelved  ink?*"*!;*"  *'»«  '^'^ond  ^^9 
hf  been  l^infbixS  by  ^eVj^^^^ 

Kng«t«n  J  that  his  force,  S  ™«"   ^"m 

wil  tia,  might  amount  to  fiftS^K.   !i"'*'.'"*»  "«>  «  few 
*ral,  in  consequenceVthomSf?.  ^""!^''*^  •"«»  •  the  genT 
officer  to  genel-af  DeaSf.  for  fn"  h"."^*. **»  »J«»P«tcfan 
nnder  his  command  nit^ceedinr.  *''[''^'«"a»  ^rce,  that 
try^  exc  usive  of  the  draSs  unVj'.'?  ''?i'«^'  '«*"*»- 
Towson's  artillery.  He  Kthplil    *'°'''."*'  Burns,  and 
to  Fortjr  Mile  Creek,"  herrsSn?""*'".""^  »••«  "•'■ch 
proposed  to  wait  the  aS  of  #ff  '  «*»'^  ?«"tion,  he 
"•eat.    This,  consistinVif  Ch^ni  *,  *JP*<^t«d  reinforce- 
^me  arrived,  after  a  ra^id  maJch   ,'^!l'''''8*^*' '"  »  «»«>'* 
'>emg,the  senior  officer,  assumed  tL      ^^^^"^  Chandler 
.   On  the  same  day,  the  uS  r  ^®  command. 

et  caUed  Stoney  ^riek.  Xre  th?/''""'"*^*'*  *»  *  ^^' 
»n  the  course  of  the  after^o^n  «&  T^/^^P^^'  having 
;ance  parties  of  the  enrmy    ^fch'^'''*^^  ^'th  the  ad!   ' 
ord?r  to  secure  the  baiffi^e'o??h      '^®"*  ^'"^en  in.    in 
conveyed  in  batteMxlK*h*hi,  *''1?J^' '^hiefc^^ 

i'V.t^'^tler,  witht;Fr?e:Sv^^!:^««'»"^^^ 

and  14th,  were  detiched,  to  Xa  n/^'"*"*^*^«13th 

tance  of  two  miles  from  the  »^f;HP!?'*'®"  **  the  dis- 

Ia«d  which  divides  tJ^ake  fZ  rI^'I^*  «°  *'»«  «ecfc  of 

ontlK.road  from  Fort  GeC^l  ^v^'l^S***"  Bay,  and 

lhed.st»nceofthe  main  bj^of^th;!?"?  '^Wton 
eij^t  miles.  ""•'  *"  "ie  Bruish  was  about 


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«■' .^Sf^wfiW^ 


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to  the  Betver 
8  command  of 
md  Chippewa. 
>h  general  re* 

Oniarfn,  and 
of  Biirlitigton 
wJ  a  thousand 
»  detached  bj 
'  his  briffade. 
» second  dajr'g 
at  the  enemj. 
i   men   from 
t  and  a  fevr 
5n  :  the  gen- 

(legpatch  an 
al  force,  that 
ndred  infan- 
'  Burns,  and 
ed  his  march 
position,  he 
u  reinforce- 
Bi  in  a  short 
*i  Chandler 

■^  to  a  rivu. 
»ed,  haviaar 
th  the  ad-    ' 
8n  in.    in 
>  had  been 
aeis  Chris, 
tsttheisth 
A  the  dig. 
•eneck  of 
Baj,  and 
Kingston. 
v«8  about 

wag  the 

ofwiuch 

ich  lower. 


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eiSTORY  OF- THE  WAa  ' ;^ 

one  coSpany  of  the  16;h^n?*l*  detachment  of  the  23<£ 

short  &n^ce  o^the  lefr^^^  I  ^''^^^^ 

prevent,  in  case  of  a  nbhS*»i  fu  **''•'''*''  **C  *•»«  "'M  to 

which^cimmaLe^S^J*^^^^^^^^^ 

could  with  facUH^r     u    ^*?  •  **  "*  **""«  time,  they 


1^^ 


> 


most  imf;acS:T  he\t  e"r^^^^^^^  '^l 

upon.    ^Ihe  existeiL:*  nf  il\al\ t       \ therefore,  resolved 

escaped  the  ^eSon  of  th«  A  m?  •'"'  '°"'*^  "°*  ^'^^e 
thereVoretheEsttvnffL.!'^'"!"^'*  generals,  and 
ultipiate  characte^Tf  5,e^rl",!"°'*  Precaution.  To  the 
British  wouVbeVth^Laff  ^^  capture  of  the 

•essary  consequencrthe  confp  J^^  *^^^^     '  *"  "■*  "*" 
terminate,  for  it  wSd  no  lonS  hi        ^uf  ^'J*''*'  ^«"»d 

hjul  well  nigh  proved  fruiSi?        fu'*'®  precaution* 


f  ji 


um.j 


f^t^'^'^j^ 


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116 


HISTORY  01^  THE  War; 


w 


of  the  gfentinels  in  admt.^ 

*^««nemjr,  who  pu^lJeZ^C  "of'"*'^  '«^»««ted  by 
ored  men,  nassed  ♦Ko  !lu      .""'^  of  geven  or  Pio4.r  l  ^  • 

been  burie'/inXj  ^^^Tn^^^^^^^^  *"«  8"»«f  2    hi^e' 

the  ^,th  had  Iain  o^.  th^r  arm*  *h  "^P"*'**  b^nkT^Ti' 
ed  a  hoayy  j8r«  on  the  BridirL?^^  'nstantfy  comment 
fires  whchhad  ^^WA^li^^^^'^^V'^'^  ^^^^^^ 
.    P'"' J'anded  the  troops  on  tJ^^ft^J^*'   ^*«der,^wU 
in  a  few  moments  in  stationfn    II^^*''*  '"oa^,  succeeded 
on  the  edge  of  the  creek  rnW'ie  greater  pirt^rf^^^^^ 
jomed  hit  fire  witTthat  of  *k"  ^f^.''^  *''«  Sery  anrf 
r       ^       Ume  returned  by  Se  enM  ^^  ^*''»  which  was  bJ'  f h^- 
twenty  minutes^he  firiS'.?°"«^  ^'t'*  Jiltre  e^Jt   In 
,     ^         **^'«n«*«thevhVd  bSrf*''^'^<>fth«BriSc-i 

.     Jll  """-y  ''"'  retired,  oiJ  mi._,    .'?  ""  "ncertai, 

^rt  a  •z'"!^''  "'«•  "-"Coa.',?"!'  p-i'"-  of  s: 

part  Of  the  Amencans,  was  nl/n  !!li  *  ™®  ^'^S  on  tha 
rangements  were  rapidly  mJe7n  '*'*':*'*  *«  ceSe.    aJ! 
«>on,ent  some  shots  in  tie  rear  of  *r'^'  ^^''^-    At  ^ 
feneral,  who  was  apprehens^vt  tjL"'*  *™^  »nd«ced  the 
be  made  in  that  quarter  fi?nIJ     **  *"  »**ack  might  also 
face  .bout,  and  t?!!;  such^  So^"  '*'"'^*.  '^^^^niu 
torepel  it.  whether  made VnCk  n  * '*  ^*>»'<»  enable  him 
ral  Cliandler  was  direcdng  theJl  „?'  ''''''    Whilst  genS 
Jw  horse  fell  under  him  .|f/i!.    °'°^e™ent8  on  the  5iAt 

tte  fall  which  had  stSLl'dtm  Tb°-^**  ^^'"^"^^^^^^^^  ^ 

A-  wl  Winder  had  met  from  tlmi#^;  '^''*'^«  •>«•«><»  «ene, 
communicate  informat S"  aid  „^*""*'  *«  "ceivfand 
time,  favoured  by  the  exMssfv-V'f*"'-     '«  tbe   mean- 


H^^y^' 


•*":  !'-'•'«<?? 


fl^■1f^^> 


^^i9?-r"^' ; 


''•joneted  by 

>  or  eight  hun. 
afd  must  have 
Jred  bv  them. 
%  And  which 
a  tremendous 
't  the  Ameri- 
*w  paces  from 
e  Americing, 
bank,  and  as 
tfy  commenc- 
ealed  by  the 
y«nder,  who 
a, succeeded 
part  of  them 
iTtillerjr,  and 
was  by  this 
^e  effect.  In 
orieish  ceas- 
passing  the 

3  uncertain 
>ver  of  the 
>ng  on  the 
ease.    Ar- 
1-    At  this 
iduced  the 
■night  also 
Siments  te 
in&ble  him 
liilst  ^ene- 
the  right, 
what  from  ^ 

>  walk  to- 
ind  gene- 
:eive  and 
e  mean- 
bad  been  ' 
the  road 
tillerists, 
moment 


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HKTORY  OF  THE  WAR.  i„ 

and  Wd,  weiJltgT^- .'J^te.^^^^^^^ 

and  mnety^bur  missiW    lCLWtf.«  t  ^»*^*°*' 
^^dUXcl^^and"^^^^^^^^^^ 

Had  the  enemy  SlnljS^duSvP™'**^  *«• 

doiibt  tliej  woJld  have  fan.;  ;  J.  P"'"'!'*'  ?*«  *»  ««le  - 
Burn, on i consultat*^  with thi  !"«'"' ''*°^  .*^«'°°«'        * 

fnident  to  fall  back  Wfw- mi  ?.'*".' J"'**^  »*  «o«t 
«ned  by  coloiel  MiSL.    ^  ^''*  ^"^>'  ^'>«''«  he  was 

^:  ss?  rr^"*  the^^Sanif  r      ^  *  ^* 


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HISTORY  OP  THE  WAR. 


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TTAlf. 

«eem  to  give  it  the  aDDMr«n       r  ^      ' 

they  were  certainiy&'=*  wC°"^'  *»»*  «  the  «ct.o» 
ject,  however,  was  efeoL^  k  ^'^^  S'^^**  'om.    Thelr^ 

Jam«»B  n„  "i      '*^"   **'*«  ordered  f«..  *k      ^  °*"»rcthe 
well  knp^^k    ■  *'  *°   attack  Sackeni  H    L  °*«  ^^  o«r 

-P-- « ^-."S^i-^fe-aSS 


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botintheictioa 

low.    Their  ofc. 

k,  though  actio 

rhs  credJtrof 

el  Harrej,  who 
I  omcer. 

obtain  infi>rnj»- 
missiontoburv 
".  general  Vin- 

;erto8irJameg 
sncans.  On  the  , 
ared  abreast  of 
snore.    He  at- 
»f  <^  'o  a  iarge 
ner  and  Tow. 
B)  and  opened 
ohatiloffw    A 

^ofthemoun. 
Jant  EJdrige, 
",  before  fte 
purpose.    jSi^ 
>  usual  storr 
»>'efl;ularg  ap' 
»»a  could  be 
;ceived  from 
wtGeoi^j 
lB»«e  wer« 
Jd  scho(»aer, 
i)ke   ua  iti 
^  march  ^ 
^y  laditng, 

"ttheBrit- 
i;b  cost  him 
•«  of  it,  w, 
>ce  of  our 
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U  wag  the 

M>tb  those 
collect^ 


HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR. 


1^ 

the  Genera  Pike  was  nn  ♦kI  I  vessels.  The  new  sh  p, 
launched,and  the  nriJtThir.  *****'''''  "earljr  ready  to  be 
No  time  'Z to  nSt  fn  l?'"-*'''''*^ '"*''« '^*^»'"'! 
Portant  enterprise  Sir  ft*"^"^'"***  ^'^^'^t  ^^is  in.- 
thousand  pickS  m;n    aL     T«t  ?'^^«»t^8elected    « 

modore  Chauncr/arriv/rat  i.?*    ®'^'"^  ^'^^  ^°'»- 
|hewed  himself  off /hlkk^    Niagara,  when  sir  James 

smaler  vessels  ThL»^  ff    '    .       "^  ^^'''a.  and  some 

cey,Ieft?ot^e*nofente^^^ 
aquadron,  Sn  the  twenty  g*pn*T' T^^^ 
harbour,.firing  guns  of S     Tl?-      '"''•^'^"'^  *°  *»•« 
fol  owed  bv  the  al«..!L  .  ^*"*  ^'^^  immediately 

miiitia,ln^toVv"nl?:.rL*ch%''^^^^       '^'"'^  '"  «^« 
near  enough  to  hear  them      i  •    *  ^^S^^'^  as  might  be 

of  the  dragons  had  Kp!n"i  .^•^"'enant  colonel  bwku^ 

dence  eight  miles  off  wA  ."?  ^*'^  «*  his  resi- 

««nd,al1houghh^sfcdeo?mS'l  !?  ^'^^'^  ^''^  «=«">- 
homes,  their  term  of  s"?tice  h«^  i  ^""^  ?*""^*'  *«  ^''eir 
rt^lar  force  consisted  of  ^^^^r^  *'P"'?*'-  '^'»»«  ^bolc 
niSg's  artillery,  a3tlhtd.T'°^r"**^"""'  ^an- 
5««  in  the  whole  five  hundred  ml  .  *°^*  'd«' "<>*  exceed- 
-ifc*  Albany  volunteer  a^fn  T  '  *°^.f ?'"uel  Mills,  with 

*bo«tfiyebu„J^3to7e  Onr?  ""';*'"^  »« ^""W  to 
»/  "-as  seen  at  the  S^st^ce  of^hiTI?*^  ' l^''*^'  *«  «^°e- 
ed  to  be  standing  for  th^h?rK  "V^""*  ""'««'  and  seem- 
««banres  wScryeredcl?'''  '^h."  a  fleet  of  Ameri- 
troonaTom  Oswe^  'rh'^STo^n^  ^°''*''  ^'''°*'  ^'^'^ 
tef««.  and  they  succeeded  t^ttrn?  ZV^'^'i 
"•■n ;  and  takinff  it  ft»r  o,..r^*  j  ~""'ng  off  twelve  of 

««W,  they  stood^off  ailtS  .'''  '^''^  l^''^  *«'^«  "any 

<»Ptine  Sem      In  *k  *  ^'^y*  ^'th  a  view  of  inter- 

SWjoTcipiS/ii^^'S^^^      general  Brown  ™ 

^     *  ^^  "**^S  arrangements  for  the  de^ 


n-», 


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Hi 


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I«> 


nmoUY  OF  THE  WAH. 


fence  of  the  irface.  m  »m  l  .^ 

»«nt.    But  •  .1-11       '""*^'*  fc«  <ii«coTereil  «„ j. .    . 


hastily  constructed,  «^*  th^^^lvl  '"^  *»"»wt-werit 
"•Pfdy  to  receive  thUll'  mil  tia -•-  •  •   -     * 


thtm  """"'J'  ^constructed, ami  th»  ^^rii- """?  ""'••t-waiHt 
tt^mreadjr  to  receive  the "nemy '^*£', P***?  J*Wwl 
•pen  a  fire  upon  him  in  coni/mT^  "  he  landed,  and  to 
Th«  regular  troops,  aid  theffht L?nr*^  ^'  •'^"e^ 
'"gs*    Un  the  apnroach  nftu^  "««^racK8  and  pablick  build. 

oirected  fire,  which  wa«  Ar,!^  ^  "  *°  person,  a    well 
«»em  tepau^e^  8eveJ.rofficeTan3  T"  *'^'"'  ^0'»V"ei 
Encouraged  bjr  this,  they^e?^T^  ™*!l  ^*''«  •««»  tofall; 
condtime,  th*;  artiS  ^oTld 'ST'* '"  ^'^•**''«  •^^ 
denly  some  onaccountJ,ir^nirf  "  •  ^'P?"  *  wlSi.ud.% 
panjck,  to  which  corps "oLoTd«f*t''1^  the  militia,*  '^ 
chv,duall^,a,^  ••'^ble  on  SenJ^L??  ^T«"  •»«»  i- 
they  fled  in  confusion,  and  ?Lirf^  %  ^^e  ^rat  time, 
ed  to  rally  them  ;  thefr  !»■«««    '^   ™*^*"  '"  ▼••n  atteniDt. 
«  attempting  to  eZit^Ta!ZT^'l^-  *^«"««^lt 
enemy  now  landed  with  Kfl.      '^'".  •'"•  '«»'■»«•    The 
formed,  advanced  to  the  bar!  t  "P?««'t^»».  and  havii? 
went  checked  bj  a  Cr„us  1«^^I  ^ "*  '^«''e  for  a  «? 

^f  under  major^AspSf  ;,Xdr  *  P"''/  ^^ "^^ 
jnder  major  Lavalle.    These  wi^f    *'"'*"?**»^  <*'^««oon. 

kers,  to  retreat.    A  sharp  Cflrcfl^"''*"*^*  »»jrlZ! 
we  regulars  and  artillerv  ^i       ".°^  oomaienced,  with 

'ru^f'  ^'»e°ce  thej  continnS  ?    '  **  *"»««»  •»< 

The  colonel,  about  t4ji we    fHI  *"  '""7  *^«  «n•"5^ 

Shorthr  after  the  flight  mhemilfS^    '^'''"'Vy  '^•^"dei 

eeeded  in  rallying  Se  comrlJl  „f  *»  «!".*™'  »«»wn  sue- 

^•nety  in  numbe?;  with  ?lE7  «'^c*I>tain  M*Nitt,  about 

Bnjsh,  and  in  hi's  Twn  wo?ds  '«'??'**'  ^'"'  ««''^SJ 

Finding  that  there  was  now  litl  fc^l'"'?*  executjon." 

«nemy,80  8uperiourinforce   ««S     ^  ^^  "PeJttngthi 

ground,  he  resorted  to  a  rgl^?'*  ^"""^  ««'neS  gaK 

P^rt  of  the  militia.  nowThfmS'%'^  Acon«S35 

-llected  near  tbe^ceiVa'St  l^^gM^S 


:^«»»'swirtBs, 


^'-i^'^^^l 


WAH. 

»^red  Bioch  iud». 
><*  ad/acent  to  £ 
ounded  by  woodf. 
'  and  breut-wiirk 
ia  placed  behind 
e  landed,  and  to 
'">  the  artillert. 
ry*  were  statioa. 
nd  publick  bnild- 
oats,  which  were 

person,  a  well 
them,  compelled 
"ere  seen  to  fall. 
D  loading  a  se* 
»«nj  wbensud- 
d  the  militia,* 
'nivest  men  in. 

the  trst  time  j 
D  vain  attempl- 
f  colonel  Milli, 
IS  horse.    The 
0)  and  having 
ere  for  a  mo- 
>artrofinfa^ 
[Jted  dragoona 
lied,  bjrnuin. 
wenced,  wtth 
ackas,  which 
!  hooses  and 
f  the  £nem«; 
y  Wounded. 

lirown  sue- 
I*Nitt,  about 
e  rear  of  the 
execatlon." 
«pelUiigt|M 
>«nt  gauMig 
onsiderafait 
«»»ck^.hai 


mSTOKY  OP  THE  WAR.       '  ,4, 

|^to5rtu\i,re'rfd  bX^""^  ^''-^^  «>• 

Prtvost,  beliering  that  ^1?^. J  *  ""f^J"*  Sir  Aorge 
ordered  a  retrea  *  which  b^ca*  A"  *'*'*"*-  ***  *»«  «"*  «^ 
the  boats,  leaving  allhiswoSp/  P"*^?'****  flight  S 
wners.  *  ""  "'^  'mounded  and  a  number  of  prf. 

obs^nttTfl^rtrl'tf J:  ^"•'^''-  ^•'»  »>-»  «4ingl V 
inw.  white  lieaS  FaS^n^'ir"!***  ^«"»  thCTX 
•tC  still  directed  ornoflerf;;?""**!.."*"*^'^  ^o-^^. 
Jerj.  Caiitain  Gray,^a  valuabi/R '^«''[*  piece  of  artU- 
jccomplisfed  genUeman    wm  iL? ^*'*^  ^^"r  ""d  an 

drummer,  who  snatchTuDT^uil''^  ^^ *•"•*"   W,  a 
he  was  advancing  at  the  he-d  "f  -     1  *       ^^'^  **  '"'"»*•' 
the  barracks,    f  his  ^r  wh/  '  *=°^''""»'  to  storm  one  of 
fenced  him  in  his  kftch/n  TnH  nn?.  "  ^-^erican,  had 
had  returned  home  "h-  ?'         °"  "^^  ^»'*  hreakine  out 
ter  while  in  hiSlaTt  'agoniesYnK^^ISl^'^  tormerVas: 
him.    Captain  GrajSro*  U  ^^*^  l*'*'  ''^  had  shot  ' 
.     nobleness*^  of  floul,^of  S  w*  fr^?  f^'  «"«^  ^th  a 
amples  on  the  par^  of  Br^in  1  """^  ^^  •*"'  *«<>  ^^^  ex- 

hui  watch  and  p^senteditS  him  wift        """'^  '^'^  ^It 
brave  iKtIe  fellow,  vou  hill  J     '      n  *'*®««  ^ords, «« mv 

to  read  such  tr^te  ^eveib  «nT  ''^"-  '*  »  d«''^^? 
deserved  his  enclS  j?  J^s^c.^r-^''*'^*'- *»•«  ^OJ 
settled  by  casuists.  "*  '^'™®»  "  *  matter  to  be 

caM^^^^^^^  communi, 

defeated,  he  immediatelTacTjrdin!  r*"  'i°°P«  ''***  heea 
jeeeived,  set  fire  to  Se  pubi?^  «?«*"  "ir*^^^^^ 
fife  was  not  extinguished  untirnnT  ^T'^"  ^  -"d  thJ .' 
keen  done.    Theloss  of  fh?  i  *'°?"<*«"«^'e  damage  bad 
«ne  colonel  of  voljfteerl  5   ^T«"cans,Ta  thi«  aSr  w» 
teer  killed ;  one  i*SitroL^^^^^  -^^C. 

one  ensign  of  the  re«ilarL  «l?i  '  *'*^**  ^'eutenants  and 
-rissjoniS  officer^  «XeSia«  Ir!?^'"'''*  men,  cIS? 
"htaiogj  the  loss  of  theSemv?^""**?!.*"**  twentj-S 
officers,  two  captains.  anlP^LS'**'"'*!*'  *<»  three  W 
^«5i  ,«pon  the^SMV-Two  !.^f  ^"^  ;"**  fi*«  fo-n* 


fl 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  WA«. 


i; 


rj  quarter.  rapidlj  arnving  from  eve- 

ces     5^1,1,*"4tJl„*^*  Ki^f 'V"''*  satisfactory  asauran. 
Droclam«Kn«  ^^"7.*°  *^>ng8ton,  he  issued  a  vauntinir 

to  retr?:t  he  c^-ld  nS;'r  renTtoX  ^^jt'^^J 

received  and  deserved  «nni«„oi?".^-  ^^"e™'  B'own 
occasion,  which  l^dfhl^^'!.^''  '".*  *^°'*"'=t «»  this, 
celebrity.  "*''  «'""'*'*  "^""'^  ^^  »»«  miUUry 

Bd^-UKY  *^*''  *i''  '"'"'''  comroodere  Chauncey  return 

Tefi  ed'K*r  *!'«*l"f''«?d  him  foran^ctiv^omS 

•Hl"»2**i  .   of  June,  lieutenant  Chaunc.y  havimr  been 

lie  «D?ured  r.  f^^'i^'^'''  *^'«  "^'^'^  ^^  Lad^of  th! 
lAke,  captured  the  Lady  Murray,  with  some  officire  artd 
privates,  besides  a  quantity  of  railitarv  stores      Akw 

G 'rated  afthpTrTi?       ^*?°'*  *'**'"•    ^he  British,  exasr 
fl„  u-       •'^l"*PP*'°*™«nt»  »et  fire  to  all  the  valoal 


^?^*ihf^^^^*- 


HISTORY  OP  THE  tfJftB? 


143 

Ihemilitia.     This  maraudinsr  tjineillfinn  kS'^         *  * 
of  retaliation  to  ^over  it      *^    ^  •*'**  ""  P*^**"* 

Senced  a  severe  reverse'  Ad^i  h    °"f  "T?  ««•!"  «pe- 
out  for  the  pu^OTM  «f  H^iiS  *'^'"*"*  *"**  '^«"  "'"''ered 

Jem  and  the  point  to  which  thej  were  ^.ir^^  t^^^^^ 
d^^w  attacked  them  trom  tLJ^^iS^oS^.  2^ 

hjcut*intfhiswavihmrk*kL  u  °«  "-emained  biit 
upon  th2*enl?f  h W  2^'*  "*  P™P"****  »  '^''•'^ge 
wader  i  on^iiiif!*-  "^f". *»*»««  swmmoned  to  sup. 
to^^bilate^i  !h*"  *****  hboffic^m,  it  was  aXa 

fjjerM  wipche8ter.>d  which  were  but  littie  better  re- 

«infi^'"^.^n?j'liJ'»^^^^^ 

AoujiicancamD     GenJ»fvr^^P**"'^»  inrerted  the 


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H*IW)RY  OF  THE  WAR. 


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acdeikd  to  Kinggtoii  j  but  on  the  way  a  number  eliected 
their  escape. 

During  the  remainder  of  this   and   the    suecee^iiie 
lionths,  a  war  of  post  was  kept  up  between  the  twoar- 
mies.    On  the  8th  of  July,  a  severe  skirmish  was  broaeht 
on,  in  which  nearly  the  whole  force  on  either  side  was 
^igaged,  without  any  thing  of  moment  resulting  from  it. 
An  incident,  however,  occurred,  which  served  to  eJtes- 
Derate  the  Americans  to  a  higher  degree  than  any  thine 
during  the  war  in  this  quarter.    Lieutenant  Eldndge,! 
gallant  and  accomplished  youth,  was  drawn  by  his  im- 
petftosity  too  far,  with  about  thirty  men,  and  was  sur- 
rounded by  Britidh  and  Indians.    The  greater  part  re- 
sisted until  they  were  killed ;  but  lieutenant  Eldridge 
and  ten  others,  were  taken  prisoners,  and  never  after- 
lyards  heard  of.    ThelMiies  of  the  slain  were  treated  in 
the  most  shocking  manner  by  the  Indians  :  their  heart* 
were  taki^n  out  and  actuafly  eaten  by  those  monsters,  the 
aHies  of  a  christian  King  !    General  Boyd,  considerine 
tte  forbearance  hitherto  practised  in  declining  the  aid  of 
Indian  allies,  as  no  longer  justifiable,  accepted  the  servi- 
^$69  of  the  Seneca  nation,  having  about  four  hundred 
.  Warriours,  under  Young  Cornplanter,  or  Henry  O.  Beats 
an  Indian,  educated  at  oneofour  colleges,  but  who  on 
his  return  had  resumed  the  blanket.    It  was,  however, 
Miitively  stipulated,  that  tiie  unresisting  and  defencelesa 
should  not  be  hurt,  and  that  no  scalps  should  be  taken  i 
from  this  they  never  deviated  during  the  war  j  but  thd 
circumstance   of  having  Indians  on  our  side,   it   waft 
thought,  might  operate  on  the  minds  of  the  British. 

On  the  1 1th  of  July,  a  force  of  two  hundred  of  the  ene- 
my crossed  the  Niagara,  and  attacked  Black  Rock ;  tiie 
mihtia  stationed  there,  at  first  fled,  but  soon  returned 
wifli  a  force  of  regulars  and  Indians,  and  compelled  them 
j^u*^  '"^  *^'*»  'eafing  nine  of  their  men  killed, 
*°S  ^  commander,  colonel  Bishop,  mortally  wounded^ 
On  the  28th  of  Julv,  a  second  expedition  was  under- 
taken against  York.  Three  hundred  in«n,  under  colonel 
Scott,  embarked  in  commodore  Chauncey»a  fleet,  and  ' 
Mddenly  landing  at  that  place,  drove  the  enemy;  dea- 


'i  ',♦>■ 


^  M   '^Jr^|telifii#^teS,.'EaA1fe-. 


,vcji(i£    jJil^^t.S.ti^''    tj»»aft&ff''iif4Jm 


'f  jf 


number  eflfected 


IC." 


mSTORf  OF  THE  WAR.  ,^ 

Harbour,  witb  a  tSi^  ^  '  *°^  --^turned  to  Sackett». 

t«^«f  devii'tktT^^^^  time  narsuin.  the  ly.. 

recounted  hfihc  „ert^n7  sea^ar^,  whicK  wil/be 
«ll«aged  In  lay  Sk  5mL  StP*5'  T'''*  ^^^  ?e  same  time 

both  gides.  Sn  thi^  Uki  inTV'**'?"-^"*  °«  f««t  bj 
but  that  o'f the  VuiXtl,'^:^:^^^^^  f  ^''^ ^^'^'"^ 
«U8  thao  that  of  the  enem/  Thill  i  .  '*^*  prosper- 
on  this  lake,  consisterf  Xf  ^''®  ^hole  American  force, 

Wts,  and  tUThle.^;  fhte^^  iTilT'^ 
lieutenant  Sidney  Smith  In  ♦K  •  •  *'*l^'®'  ""**«r 
schooners  were  Stacked  near  t  p„?""'°»  **?  J"'^'  ^^e 
into  the  St.  Lawrence  and  Ilta^  ^'■*°''*  '''^  tb'»  'ake 
three  houre,  aaJst  a  J^rt-„r^*^  *l* "'*'"*  resistance  of 
«d  to  surrSdT    The  bJSK-"'''^"''"'  ^«''«  ^""U**"- 

lake,cruisedaTo„gTte  boSe  J  ^mL""^  '^*«'*«  »^''« 
and  committing  fnln v  Hpnlw  f-      "^ '"  T*^ 
the  inhabitante.^  OMLfc  fi  T%?  .'^^'^  P'-^P^^y  of 
dred  men  Hndk  at  PlatLhu/;    I  *'^'^"'^»  '^«*^«  ""n- 

Drooerfv      TkI    *^*'^'^'«<'   <>*»  great  quantit  es  of  orivftte 
profjerty.     ihe    same  ^ou  traces  wpri  /.«.-„ -lij  ^  7^ 
wards    at   KwantiM    :„  Vu^  f  .      ^.'^"'""•'tted   after- 

«ce  lent  saiTor,  and  commodore  Chaincev^rl^  f*S* 
^equaUin  pomt of  strength,  to  his  antiSt  S?rl  ""^^ 
^  though  somewhat  inferfoa;  in  force,  had  the  adSni"*"' 

« luiportant  particular,  his^ships  ^Jfed ttt  inXC 


t 


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^^^^}i^mJii'^:M^'^A^i 


'     -ii, 


6 


HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR. 


rnn,  and  he  could  therelSre  avoid  or  come  to  an  engage* 
ment  wlien  he  should  think  profker.    But  it  being  a  mat- 
ter all  itnportant  for  the  British,  to  prevent  the  Ameri- 
cans from  becoming  masters  of  the  lake,  Sir  James  pru- 
dently avoided  a  general  action,  and  on  all  occasions  ex- 
erted his  utmost  skill,  with  this  intention.    Un  the  con- 
trary, to  brin^  him  to  action,  was  the  utmost  wish  of 
commodore  Cnauncey ;  and  the  manoeuvnes  on  either 
side,  are  said  to  be  amongst  the  most  skilful  known  in  the 
history  of  naval  tacticks.    On  the  7th  of  August,  they 
came  tn  sight  of  each  other,  the  fleets  about  equal  force. 
Commodore   Chauncey  manoeuvred  to   gain  the  wind. 
Having  passed  the  leeward  of  the  enemy's  line,  and  being 
abreast  of  his  van  ship,  the  Wolf,  he  fired  a  few  guns  to . 
ascerjwin  whether  \\e  c^d  reach  the  hostile  fleet.     The' 
shot  falling  short,  be  w^,  and  hauled  upon  a  wind  to  the 
starboard  tack  ;  the  rear  of  the  commodore's  schooners 
being  six  miles  astern.    Sir  James  wore  also,  add  hauled 
upon  a  wind  on  the  same  tack,  but  observing  that  the 
American  fleet  would  be  able  to  weather  him  in  the  next 
tack,  he  tacked  again  arid  made  all  sail  to  the  northward. 
Commodore  Chauncey  pursued  him.    The  chase    was 
continued  until  night,  but  the  schooners  not  being  able  to 
keep  up,  a  signal  was  made  to  give  up  the  pursuit,  our 
force  in  close  order.     'Ihe  wind  now  blew  heavy,  and  at 
niidniulit,  two  of  the  schooners,  the  Scourge  and  the 
Hamilton,  were  found  to  have  overset  in    the    squall. 
Lieutenants  Winter  and  Osgood,  two  valuable  ofllcers, 
were  lost,  a»id  only  sixteen  men  of  the  crew  saved.    The 
next  morning  the  enemy,  discoverins  this  loss,  appeared 
to  be  disposed  to  engage,  and  seemed  to  bear  off  tor  that 
purpose,  having  now  the  superiority.     Two  schooners 
were  ordered  to  move  up  and  engagehim,but  when  with- 
in a  mile  and  a  half,  he  attempted  tu  cut  them  off,  in  which 
he  failed  ;  he  then  hauled  his  wind  and  hove   to.    A 
squall  coiiiiu^  on,  and  commodore  Chauncey  being  ap- 
prehensive of  separating  from  his  dull  sailing  schooners, 
ran  in  towards  Niagara  and  anchored.     Here  he  receiv- 
ed on  board,  from  Fort  Georgr,  one  hundred  and  fifty 
uieu  to  act  as  marines,  and  distributed  them  through  bis 


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it  being  ainat- 
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Sir  James  pru- 
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utmost  wish  of 
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il  known  in  the 
f  August,  they 
ut  equal  force. 
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he  pursuit,  our 
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w«ather  line  bore  off  ani  n       ^\  ^"H  P***  «'«^e«»  the 

*e  Growler  and  Julia  Iffi     ^  ^^  ''*''«'-'^'  "^«Pt 

-  southward,  and  biiuffht  S.  £  T?  «^t«'-t««ked  to  tfie 

the  remainder  of  the  Amit  ^'T\  **^^"'«««  ^^^^  '^ndl 

•way  to  enwL  thpp  .^«       !*"  ****'  ^''•'^  then  edgeT 

lea/him  frSThe^o/ehoU™'"''?-  ^'*^'^"*-S^'  «"^'° 
»  few  shot  with  the  Am»r:         "•    ^'f  ''*"•«»  exchanged 

sued  th^G^oter  and  jX^^^^^ 

tween  them,  which  conin^'w  ^fi"ng  commenced  be- 

morning  of  the  tenth      A^  """^  ***''*'*'''  '"the 

««ainst*this  stpeHo^r  fo^^^^^^  "•«!« 

were  compelled  to  vield  •  Si.  i      "^.^  ??®  ''^^  vessels 

have  been  wnLera^bTv  i'nitpi^^^^^^^  '^'^   'i   ««'d    to 

;^«ble,but  shewed  no  dirosifi'on  L^'  °"'  '^^^  ^^  ^" 

Commodore  ChaunceysooKr      *^  '^*"?*  *°   ^^tion. 

Harbour.     A  victory^rthis  Iffli'!!*''*"",***"  S^^l'ett's 

James  Yeo,  his  sStionit,^^^^^^  ^y  ^^ 

did,  for  he  was  ct»mpeUed  to  keeS  uf  «n     ™  ***  ''^^  ^*"- 

being  w  IlJnic  to  enffa»/»h«  A       P  "P  *°  appearance  of 

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CHAT»TER  Vlli. 

^w  on  the  coast-Exploits  of  Cockborn— Plandef  ing'snd  bariv 
ingof  Haver-de-Grace-Burning  of  Georgetown  and  Frederick- 
town— Arrival  of  admiral  Warren  and  Sir  Sidney  Beckwith— 
Southern  cities,  threatened— Attack  on  Craney  Island— Bno#. 
mities  at  Hampton— Cockbum  plunders  the  Coast  of  North 
Carolina— Blockade  of  the  American  squadron  at  New  Lohdo«9, 
by  commodore  Hardy— The  Torpedo  System.  I' 

JjuRiNo  the  first  year  of  the  war,  Great  Britain  being 
deeplj  eneiaged  in  the  important  trinsactions  then  go- 
iHjg  on  in  Europe,  ^fid  Kttle  time  to  attend  to  the  war 
With  thiis  couptrj  ;  not  one  of  our  ports  could  be  said  to 
nave  been  in  a  ftate  of  actual  blockade. 

The  forces  which  she  could  spare,  were  sent  to  Canada. 
The  change  in,the  face  of  things  in  Europe,  gave  her  a 
greater  disposable  force,  and  more  leisure,  while  our 
unparalleled  victories  on  the  ocean,  awaken^  her  at- 
tention, and  kindled  a  desire  for  revenge.  Long  before 
springj  it  was  known  that  a  British  squadron  had  arrived 
at  Bermuda,  with  a  botljr  of  troops  on  board,  and  well 
supplied  with  bombs  and  rockets,  for  the  purpose  of  at- 
tacking some  of  our  most  exposed  southern  cities.  '  For 
the  invidious  distinction  was  made  between  the  north 
andttoudi,  from  a  belief,  that  the  northern  states  were 
not  merelj  unfriendly  to  the  war,  but  were  strongly  in-  ' 
dined  to  secede  from  tiie  Union,  and  return  to  their  for- 
mer allegiance  to  the  king  of  England. 

We  are  now  about  to  enter  upon  a  species  of  hostili- 
ties, entirely  new  among  civilized  people.  The  scenes 
which  we  must  pass  in  review,  can  scarcely  be  spoken  of 
with  moderation.  They  are  compounded  of  the  avari- 
cious and  plundering  barbarity,  which  characterizes  the 
pirates  of  the  Mediterranean,  and  of  the  savage  ferocity 
of  the  scenes  which  disgraced  tbe  River  Raisin.  What- 
ever bay  b^  the  reputations  of  the  chief  actors  in  Kng- 


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?M^  -  th«-  conn. 

5enorn,|t,e8,from  which  the  ho^o«"S '"  ^^^  P«r  *™«on 
HTd,  instinctive  horrour.    The  S^^  woald  shrink 

ships  and  other  enormities  durin  J?i'*''^°".  *^f  *••«  Prison- 
«;hen  England  chose  to rJLJu?!;*"^'""^^ 
ttegenerositjrand  wisdom  of  EnL;^*"**S"'  «°^  ^''•ch 
from  our  minds,  was  renewL  2?S^  1,°"8^*..**' ''*^e  »^ept 

.     tjon,no«.  that  tie  erosrtrr^iSL-'T'^^^^^ 

JMt  has  been  her  intention  to*S«„*        ?°"''*f  *'''»'to'^ 
^     **>•  hearts ofapeopIe:deTti'^/Jr*"?t«'-naI  hatred  ia 

?o»ne  nailiierousandS^^^^^^  day  tobe-    .. 

»  «;  ^proper  means^TltavS^t  .r**^"'^^^^^^^^ 
passed  overlightiy,beca°^t^».'*'''*®*'''"g»8houldbe 

sertion  of  truth,  just?crJ^l.^i!;*';^.*°J ».'  «^<»«W  be  a  de- 

ted  cnmes,  anJsiniing  at  oTcleve/v^Hl'!-'^      ^""'P''^^- 
infamj  and  virtue.  i  '^^  distinction  bptween 

edj  and,from  the  examX  We  haJ  «-    "^T*'^ »ttack- 
,      »t  wife  not  impossible  tW#£.        *^*."  **  ^^PPenhagen, 
and  perlmps^eCed  totl^^J^^°"W  .^f,*""^  injufed 

<|.    ?•""?«  ^'ere  stationK^iffLn^*'^  bodies  of  r^ular 
r    boanl.  to  form  the  «lir^«3  .«*"  "'??  *^«a- 
'     mightbecailledoutasSKhnnL"'^  '?"*'^*'  ^hich  , 
.'  of  marines  and  seamtin  S  •   "'^^  ^^^""•« •  anumber 
which  did  notputt?sette"eS^^^^        P"'^"'^'^   vesseJ. 
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the  upper  part  of  the  state.  No  attempt,  however,  was 
ijade  upon  the  town,  the  enemy  contenting  himself  with 
destroying  the  smaller  vessels  employed  in  the  naviga- 
tion of  the  Bay,  and  effectively  blockading  its  wafers. 
About  the  same  time,  another  squadron  under  the  com- 
mand of  comniodore  Beresford,  appeared  in  the  Dela- 
ware, consistiiil  of  the  Poictiers,  the  Belvidera,  and  some 
other  vessels,  which  in  the  same  manner  destroyed  a 
number  of  small  trading  vessels,  and  attempted  several 
times  to  land  some  of  their  men,  who  were  as  often  re- 
pulsed by  the  militia,  hastil/ collected.  On  the  tenth  of 
Apnl,  Sir  John  Beresford  made  a  demand  on  th#  people 
of  the  village  of  Lewistown,  for  a  supply  of  proviMons. 
which  was  spiritedly  refused  by  colonel  Davis,  com mand-. 
ing  at  that  place.  Captain  Byron,  of  the  Belvidera,  was 
ordered  to  move  near  the  village  and  bombard  it,  until 
the  demand  should  be  complied  with.  This  was  obeyed, 
but  without  effect ;  after  a  cannonade  of  twenty  hours, 
they  were  unable  to  make  any  impression  on  the  pface. 
Tli^if  fire  had  been  returned  from  some  batteries,  hastily 
thrown  up  on  the  bank,  With  considerable  effect.  On  the 
tenth  of^iay,  the  s&me  sc^uadron  sent  out  their  barges  in 
the  neighbourhood  of  Lewistown,  to  procure  water.  Ma- 
jpr  George  Hunter  was  detached  by  colonel  Davis,  with 
one  hundred  and  fifty  men,  to  oppose  their  landing,  which 
the  major  did  with  so  much  gallantry,  that  he  compelled 
thereto  hasten  to  their  shipping.  The  squadron  soon 
alter  returned  to  Bermuda, where  Sir  J.  Borlace  Warren 
who  commanded  on  this  station,  was  engaged  in  fittiiur 
•ut  a  more  considerable  armament,  for  tlie  attack  of  our 
seacoast  during  the  summer. 

Soon  after  tiie  departure  of  the  squadron,  the  Spartan, 
and  some  other  frigates,  entered  the  Delaware.  One  of- 
their  vessels,  the  Martin,  was  discovered  on  the  29th  of 
Juhr,  slightly  grounded  on  the  outer  edge  of  Crow's  shoals. 
A  detachment  of  the  gun  boat  flotilla  immediately  moved, 
and  anchoiiog  in  line  about  thrJe  quarters  of  a  mile  from 
the  sloop,  opened  a  destructive  fire  upon  her.  The  Ju- 
non  frigate  soon  after  came  off  to  her  relief  j  a  cannonade 
waskeptupdunng^an  hour  between  the  gunboaU  and 


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cqt  off  the  gunboats,  at  the  PTfr-:.  f  *'*;:^  *"<!  «"«««,  to 
181,  commanded  bi  8«;i;n  ^'^*'^^'"'tJ  ofltbe  line.    No 
jatelv  taken,  after  ^aSp^^J/^^^^  was  u^fortu: 

times  her  number.     The  El  •■•'*'«*an4  against  eight 
I      Marfn  having  been  eZc^lSiZl  "^-^^^  ^^i'ltt 
.    ^cenesofadifferentkindl.      •  ''r^'^at'on- 
ng  m  the  Chesapeake     The'^r*  7  '^^  4a"^''"^  «ct. 
inTebruary. still  continued  !.^^^"'  4'ch  returned  ' 
a  ong  the  shores  and  niets     ItT^^''  *  P^^^^^'Y  waJ 

tney  were  d irected  aeai n«f  fk     j  .     °'''«' "ator.     At  first 

earned  awaj,  were  doomed  M  *^atMe. which  sould  not  be 
slaves  were  armed  aSt  thoir''*"'""  *'««*•' action Vtl!? 
to  follow  the  examplfjf  ?,'?;'•:  "^1«'-«;  andf  persuLded 

roaster's  defenceless  familie  rH^*^''"''*'^«««ck  t^^^^^ 
them.  It  was  impossible  S?.i*°«?g>Se  ^  pilCin« 
house,  to  repel  these  miseraui  "  ^  ^^^  *'  «ach  K 
«»«« J  jet,  in  several  in^K  cJcth.^'^S'^'^^f  "'  '"^ 

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obtained,  tlockburn  now  resolved  to  andertake  something 
of  a  more  bold  and  aidventurous  character,  in  which  bis 
thirst  for  plunder,  and  his  love  of  ifnischief,  might  be  gra- 
tified in  a  higher  degree.  He  therefore  directed  his  at- 
tention to  the  unprotected  villages  and  hamlets  along  th» 
bay  ;  carefully  avoiding  the  larger  towns,  the  plundering 
of  wlKch  might  be  attended  with  some  danger.  The  firsi 
of  these  exploits  was  against  the  village  of  Frenchtown^ 
containing  six  dwelling  houses,  two  large  store  hoiiseSf 
and  several  stables,    ft  is  important,  however,  as  a  place 


a  considerable  amount.  He  accordingly  set  out  on  this 
expedition,  from  his  ship  the  Marlborough,  in  barges, 
with  five  hundred  marines  ;  a  sufficient  number  to  have 
carried  the  town  on  their  backs.  Some  shew  of  resis- 
tance was  made  by  a  small  party  of  militia  collected  from 
Elkton,  but  which  moved  on  as  the  admiral  approached. 
The  storehouses  were  destroyed,  together  with  the  goods 
Ihey  were  unable  to  carry  oft',  to  an  immense  amount. 
Amongst  other  objects  of  wanton  destruction,  was  an 
elegant  drop-curtain,  intended  for  the  theatres  of  the 
cities  before  mentioned.  The  brand  was  applied  to  s<)^e 
efthe  private  dwelling  houses,  and  to  several  vessely 
lying  at  the  v^harf ;  alter  achieving  this  glorioles  victoi'T, 
the  admiral,  fearing  the  approach  of  the  militia^  hastigr 
retired  to  his  ship. 

The  next  exploit  of  the  admiral,  was  of  still  greater 
importance.  The  town  of  Havre-de-Grace  is  situated 
on  the  Susquehanna,  about  two  miles  from  the  head  of 
the  Bay,  and  is  a  neat  v^lla^e,  containing  twenty  or  thir- 
ty houses.  An  attack  90  this  place  was  the  next  object 
which  entered  into  the '^n  of  the  admiral's  operations! 
Accor^ngly,  on  the  third  of  May,  before  day -light,  hit 
approach  was  announced  by  a  few  cannon  shot,  an^  the 
firing  of  rockets.  I'he  inhabitants,  roused  from  their 
sleep,  leaped  up  in  the  greatest  consternation,  and^the 
more  courageous  repaired  to  the  beach,  where  a  few  small 
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name  of  O'Neill,  they  all  fl.rfV^  *''*  P'^^fi,  of  the 
b«r?*s,  abandoning  the  vi  h.1  *   *1  *''''  «PP'^c»>  of  the 
O^^eill  alone  cSeJ  &^,*''«  ^^f^Jof  Cockburn! 
Wiery,  and  firing  it  hims-lf  n^S  ^l   °***'?i?  *  P'««=«  ^f'^- 
f!"  *high  and  wounded  him  «   '  ""^  -^^^Tng'  it  ran  over 
himseff  with  a  musket  anTu  *''*"''^-     "«  *»•«•»  armed 
retreating  fight  wUh/h/.  J  ""?'"«  *^V'  »*«"  kiipt Tn  a 
who  had?vE  Ir  1^*7"^^  ^«'"'»°  of  thejKtifh   ^ 

*e^ptedinviintoralJy     "^  "*  comrades,  whom  he  at- 

jelves  about  destroying  the  nr?vat«A5"!r'^"J^  ««*  ^^m- 
^       thT^  their  contents.  ^KrlVr?/''P«»'  ^n^  P'un- 
then  amused  themselves  wJffc^^***''  their  avarice,  tber 
and  wanton  mischi  r  T^  hTns7/r '«  ^  '''»'-''«^^^^ 
they  cut  open  the  beds  of  thfinh,h?  r°8  ""^^  "«  fii*. 
feathers  to  increase  the  flarn^    w"**'  *"**  *'''«7  •'»  the 
fled  shrieking  in  every  dJreS    *""*!?  "«*  <=^ildren 
solence  oftht  British  seaman     !i  **"  ^^^'d  the  brutal  in- 
f  "d  they  find  a  prolrcCai'Sl  Z""^'^  •''*'  "«  ^^^^^ 
.     f 'f  «'e8  were  torWrom  S  bSL'''^*!,  «r*S^8.     Their 
selves  at  every  momenUn'danle';  i?K  ^^'^  ^'^^  *'»«'»- 
f*ot  on  women  and  children  aS    ^''*"'^  massacred, 
committed  J  the  stage  ho^eg  icent/f  ^''^  "**««  ^"trage. 
^  Saimed,  and  th?  stages  brSnL^'-P'*^^  were  cruel- 
ed  that  their  character^shouhl  n  ^.  P'««<^8.    Determin- 

wo„.  ti«n  Vandals,  select^'JXn'  '**»"ri'^'  *»^«^ 
barbaroiis  venireancp  «  n«a*      , ,       "^^^t  objed  of  their 

^ted  to  the  wS^'of  ?he  1  Imh?*'^"*J^" '^ 

pains  defaced  its  doSrs  am?  ^-J^^^^'  *°«*  with  unusual 

\  remained   andemoShed  1    i"''''^"-    ^"^  building  yet 

\to  commodore  KSA\Zr!l'"*  *''^«"«g  beoS/n^ 

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«er  to  whom  the  task  of  conflagration  had  been  assignetL 
already  held  the  torch,  when  with  much  solicitation  hi 
consented  to  w^tt  a  few  moments,  until  an  appeal  to  the 
admiral  could  be  made.  It  proved  successful,  and  it  is 
mentioned  to  his  praise,  tliat  ne  only  refrained  on  one  oc- 
casion from  doinK  that  which  wouldf  have  been  the  climax 
of  brutality.  There  being  no  further  miBchieffor  them 
to  perpetrate  in  the  village,  they  divided  their  force  into 
three  parts,  and  while  one  remained  to  keep  watch,  the 
others  proceeded  to  lay  waste  the  adjacent  country.  One 
party  followed  the  road  towards  Baltimore  for  several 
miles,  plundering  the  farm-houses,  and  robbing  the  tra- 
vellers on  the  road  of  their  clothes  and  money  ;  the  other 
proceeded  up  the  river,  committing  similar  outrages.  It 
were  endless  to  enumerate  the  acts  of  base  and  wanton 
injury,  inflicted  by  this  party, during  the  short  time  which 
tiiey  remained,  bn  the  sixth,  to  the  great  satisfaction  of 
the  inhabitants,  these  savages,  than  whom  those  of  ^he 
west  were  not  worse,  returned  to  their  flett.  O'Neill, 
-who  had  been  taken  prisoner,  was  carried  with  them  and 
detained  several  days,  at  the  end  of  which  time  in%t 
thought  proper  to  release  him.  The  inhabitants  of  thcV 
village,  many  of  whom  were  almost  ruined,  threw  them- 
selves on  the  humanity  of  their  fellow-citizens  of  Balti- 
more, who  generously  contributed  to  their  relief,  and 
they  were  soon  after  enabled  to  commence  the  rebuild- 
ili^of  their  houses. 

lEIated  with  the  profitable  issue  of  this  descent,  in 
which  so  rich  a  booty  was  obtained  with  so  little  danger, 
the  enemy  was  eager  for  some  other  enterprise  equally 
honourable  to  the  British  arms.  The  admiral  hacl  cast 
bis  eye  upon  two  beautiful  villages,  situated  on  the  river 
Sassafras,  which  empties  itself  into  the  bay  j  George-town 
and  Frederick-town,  situated  opposite  each  other,  one  in 
Kent,  the  other  in  Cecil  county.  His  hired  agents,  for 
miscreants  may  be  found  in  every  country  for  soch  pur- 
poses, had  informed  him,  tliat  here  he  might  glut  his  crew 
with  plunder.  (»n  the  sixth,  placing  himself  at  the  head 
•f  six  hundred  men,  in  eighteen  barges,  he  ascended  the 
Qveri  and  proceeded  towftrdt  Frederick-town.    Colonel 


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been  already  collected.  The  gun-boat  flotilla  was  order* 
ed  in  the  mean  while  to  descend  the  river,  and  enean 
the  foremost  of  the  enemy's  frigates.  Captain  TarbeTl, 
hy  whom  it  was  commanded,  proceeded  in  two  divisions! 
the  first  commanded  by  lieutenant  Gardner,  and  the  other 
by  lieutenant  Henley.  On  the  twentieth,  having  brought 
his  gun-boats  into  a  favourable  position,  he  opened  a 
rapid  fire  upon  the  Junon  frigate,  at  the  distance  of^  half 
a  mile.  This  was  returned,  and  continued  fOf^  lialf  an 
hour,  apparently  to  the  great  injury  of  the  frigilte.  the 
gun-boats  suffering  but  little.    Another  vessel,  which 

Jtroved  to  he  a  raxee^  was  seen  coming  to  her  assistance ) 
he  fire  ofthe  Junon  for  a  shot  time  appeared  to  have 
been  silenced  ;  but  on  the  arrival  of  her  consort,  and  ad- 
ditional frigates,  she  againyopened.  ( 'aptain  Tarbell  now 
thought  proper  to  retire.  \^he  Junon  wai^  much  shatter- 
ed ;  and  her  logs,  considering  the  great  disparity  offeree, 
is  thought  to  have  been  considerable. 

A  formidable  attack  on  Norfolk  was  resolved  upon  by 
the  British  ;  preparatory  to^this,  it  would  be  necessary  to 
subdue  the  forts  by  which  it  was  protected.    I'he  near- 
est obstruction  to  the  enemy's  advances,  was  Crany 
Island ;  and  in  the  course  of  the  day,  thev  dropped  to  the  - 
mouth  of  James'  UiVer.    ("aptain  Tarbell  gave  orders  tf^ 
lieutenants  Neal,  Shubrick  and  Saunders,  of  the-frigat^  '" 
.  Constellation,  to  land  with  a  hundred  seamen  on  the 
island,  for  the  purpose  of  manning  a  battery  on  the  N.  W. 
side,  while  he  stationed  the  gun-ooats  in  such  a  manner 
as  to  enable  him  to  annoy  the  enemy  from  the  opposite 
side,    Un  the  twenty-second,  at  day  light,  tiiey  were 
^Hscovered  approaching  round  the<;  point  of  Nansimpnd  , 
river,  with  about  four  tnousund  ipen,  a  great  propoftioH  * 
of  whom^  it  was  afterwards  ascertained,  were  wretched 
French  troops,  who  had  been  taken  prisoners  in  Spain) 
and  induceu  to  enter  into  the  British   service,  under 
pf-omise  of  being  penuitted  to  pillage  and  abuse  the  citi- 
zens of  the  United  States.     Ihey  selected  a  place  of 
landing  out  uf  the  rei&ch  of  the  gun-buats;  but  liftfor- , 
tunately  for  them,  not  out  of  the  reach  of  danger,  .(^heh 
^ey'had  approached  withip  two  hundred  yards  lefptna 


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■d  in  two  divisions  | 
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eth,  having  brouffht 
Ition,  he  opened  a 
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(inued  fw  lialf  an 
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ther  vessel,  which 
;  to  her  assistance  ; 
appeared  to  have 
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aptaln  Tarbell  now 
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a  resolved  upon  bj 
lid  be  necessary  to 
ected.    I'he  neat- 
mces,  was  Crany 
bev  dropped  to  the 
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lers,  of  the-frigate 
d  seamen  on  the 
tteryontheN.  W. 
in  such  a  manner 
from  the  opposite 
light,  they  were 
lint  of  Nansimond  , 
a  great  proportion 
d,  were  wretched 
isoners  in  Spain, 
»h   service,  under 
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i^u^^^H^.''^ ''•^"•*"*"*  Brecfenridff^^,  ^ 

mth,^[y&l».™y-Th    Centipede,  the  admir^i 

^'^^mmm^retrf^  '''l?i«>'^  ^  compell#J  to 
••n«i  l^^^r^  Threat.     This  was  no  sooner  ^discn. 

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was  excited,  in  consToueZ  «f  *k^-^''j'*''"'®  ofrevenw} 
the  sackingW  Norfoir  th.v  *  ^'Wo'ntn»eDtS 

<ience  in  t^e  selection  nf!i^  u'?'^''®  *""«'^*  greater  pru- 
sulfation  between  ad£iil°^^  ^^i**^^'^-  'n^con. 
with,  and  cTckburn  T*'^'"'*^"'  ®''"  Sidney  Beck- 
town  of  Ha^Sntor  dii,7/l*''''"'"?^  »"  ^ttaclTing  the 
Norfolk.  Te?e  wis  f  ^ar L^^"*!:*  "•S''*««°  '""•^  ^on* 
four  hundred  me^ZUt'^Znd^^^^^^^^ 
fications  of  the  nlacp  u/^^rf  ^r  *"".  "fantrj.  The  forti- 
fact,  it  was bl^an  opeTviC'^^  consequence;  in 

than  those  pillaged  Ccocktul^n  ?.  ™*'? '1'P°'-tance 
by  possessing  Sig  Zee  thp  "nw  *  '';*'  ''°"§'^^'  ^'^at 
Norfolk  and  thinner  co»nf.l  ^''^'""""^at.pn  Tjetween 

On  the  twenty  fifffihe  Plan  K;^^.'"*'''^^  *="*  ««"•  ' 
justed,  admiril  Cockburn  V-    "*.'''.  ''^''"'g  been  ad- 

with  a  number  of  bie/  teirr^*  H^^^^'lf  *''«  *<>'^"» 
throwinff  rockets  a m?«  '  *^"de",  and  smaller  vessels! 
Sidney  TanTedfeoTTw^S  towards  the  town,  wUile  sfr  ' 

intending  to  march  u'DanS  ^^^^  ?f  *^°  *''°"«and  men' 
cans.  Admi.7 Cockburn  wf r«  *'''  '""i  °^  "^«  ^"n^ri-' 
niajor  Crutchfield,  the  offir.?      ""  ""^T'^  '"^'^"^^^  bj 

whi  opened  upon  h  m  a  flrpi^s^oytfir*  ''^u^T*     ' 
was  compelled  instanHv#«    Su  i     *^*  arUIlerj,  that  he 
solfbehindnoinV    j/,J°^'*''^'\'r'and  conceal  him- 

'"8  appearancrand  waVseve7eTv7a'Sil'  fu  ^'^V  "«^« 
pany  under  captain  Swtan t    whiu  f  1^  u ''^  *  "^'^  *=»«'- 
an'.ood,near  which  h^uS  '/"'''  H^i  '^''^n  Pasted  in 
soon  af  or  drew  up  ht  .'nfant;  ^^'''    ^*J*»"  Crutchfield, 
wen  ;  but  findTn"^him8elf  "n7Ki'\'"PP"'^  °^  *»>«  "Ae! 
bers  so  super  iour    hlmLT  '^^•^**''*«"*'  ^*tb  nura-      . 
ever,  withuSt  gS  d^Kltt    ^1^'  '^i'"'''  °'^''  ''"^- ' 
been  left  to  c'Lmn.and  ihe  h«£^^'\?7°'''  ^^""^^     ' 
enemy's  landing,  IbSnd  th^t  t^P'  ,^b.ch  opposed  the 
proacfied  wkhin  sixty  van  *„?.•    T'   °"^°^*  ''*«'  ap- 
itself  in  a  situation  KtS?^^"" '  '^^^^^^T**  considering 


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woanded  s  that  nf  *u^  n  •!•  l  ^^®"  '^"•ed  and  t>velve  , 
wX^***-^  '""*'''  '"°''«  considerable.  . 

composed  thlSfilh  fi         f  Wf^cenaiy  wretches  which 

on  this  occasion,  felt  for  the  honour  n?h^      ^^f'  '^''°» 
endeavoured,  aj  (he  ZklfZSL    i  •"*  *'""".*''y'  *"** 

w  tne  arms  of  his  aged  wife,  who.  because  she  desired  t? 


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and  cruelly  put  to  death  Se?SthfS  fe^H' 

>vere  murdered  in  the  hognital  iS  .If?*  i" '^."  "^'^  ■"«*» 

•     *'««t'-ojed,allthewouDdeChoferii?^^^^^^^^^    S'^'T  ''•™ 

not onlj  denied  medical  aid  hutlll        *''*"'  ''"*'■»  '^e'^ 

duringLo  da,,,  ttrti;;''th'    rh"wtrd°e°  nTr  ?' 

ThisSc  '^  ^^-S'd'^--^' of  christlrnr,  b^t^of  men      "'^^ 

e/ut^t^^LY -iS^^  Ground. 

of  congress,   which    reported  unori? ,'!.    *  fomroittet 

possible,  more  excitecf  on  thirsuMf^  /uX.''«'"'*.r''^  '^ 
the  people  of  Kentucky   at  tLml-«'     *"  '"^^  *''"««  "*" 
GenUTaylor,"X'j;J^i, '^^^^ 
a  letter  to  Sir  Sidney  Beckwi*h  )^«„    •    j  •    '.•"*'''^*8ed 

of  dignified  and  .;;rii?4l,%tS",Tht^ 

of  an  honourable  min  alJne  Zan  dfctaTe  on  It  ^^i'."«* 

of  such  an  outrage,  and  by  which  guilt  is  cnmLn.,  '"""J**^* 

for  refuge  inthateringreanTssoK^  'r^*'^ 

varication.    General  Ta?lor  aft^r  .?«/•     !l    ^  *"^  P»^- 

of  wh,ch  the  Brit.rtroS  h;d  t^^^^^^^^^ 

inhjrmed  of  the  nature  of  the  war  intenWto  1     '^  *?  ^ 

^nT/ll  ^"'*«^  «*•*«« '  wheherlle  scenes  a^^^^^^^ 
ton  had  been  unauthorised  by  the  BritUh  !«         """P^ 

gcine,  rep^HH'Zt*tC«:tlr'1or"rSs;:  ''l 
Hampton,  and  hoped  that,  in  future  thi»*'*f.  .** 
earried  on  witl.  asTuch  r^a^* "^  uUnU^Ys  Z" 'l.'^* 
This  evasive  answer  was  nSt  received  as  «Lft-i!.r'"**'®- 
•nore  exp  icit  was  reauinS      Hn  JJ?  as  satisfactory,  one 


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HISTORY  OP  Tfrt:  WAR.         '       lei 

OfiVp!irr  ^''^'^'""g,*o  a  bars?  which  had  overset. 
^"2?'  '^ajlorimmedjafely  instituted  a  court  oHnqui^ 

'  '  S;  tt  resSr^lln^i'  '"''^'•''  \'  "'^'•""^  f«""^s. 

thinkinr.     *  K'ngc»fnm"nicated,  Sir  Sidney  did  not 
thnk^opertogivea  written  reply  ;  but  promised  ver 

Sse7hfm«:ir  ^".;™"P*  f.«™  th^e  VeigbbSoot  and 
'  Sted  S  t  V^fT'''  ""^ '''«  ""*  ^^^^S  been  ac- 
'■     2eenccuTfli  •  '"«  *?  ^""^  *"  ^^'^'^  tf'ese  ""en  bad 

be  restrSp  1   !?*  .  ^^f?I  *'>'^*  «"  ^«<^^  they  could  not 

them  enr^H*"''"'  ''t  *^^''*'  *''**  ««  ««»»*«  ^e  had  found 
^     jy^ngaged  in  such  Qicesses,^  he  had  given  order«  fnn 

tt  excusri'K-  T'ef-uVill  not,  h'irve^lTport 
jne  excuse,  and  there  is  no  criminiLwIio  has  i>ernetrat/H 
the  gr^sest  crime,  that  cannot  fabricate  as  S     IH. 

.r.i^  "'^■^."  ^^^**^«  mentioned,  a  shameful  indiJfrr 

te 'ofTeVriSr*'  "''^'  ^;  ''-ply  regarded'  rhechSc: 
or  nnVft    k-  *    ST'?""*"*'  •^^"ch indifference  be  wise 

«sertio„  2f*r  ^^  *••'  '^'^'•'''  ^•"  d«<='J«-    As  to  the 

SJs^whichhV>'''"'^*'o"*'"P^^^  ^^--^  "'"ilar  to 
mose  which  had  occurred  in  Spain,  it  by  no  means  clears 

g^e  British  character  ;  hat,  in  reality,  sJch  acte  "f  atn.«? 

J^^JI  *u^i"  pursue  his  own  inclination,  in  moving 
to  the  south  with  a  formidable  squadron,  to  carry  o.?f 
fte  Carolina-^  and  Georgia,  the  same  species  of  wJlklS 

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coke  rive?,  in  Khfeont 'tjl'^T'^^^  ««^««- 

the  bar  J  and,  with  a  iumber  'J^k?'"""^  */***;  *^««««« 

private-armed  vessels    fhV  In       *f8«»»  attacked  two 

^hich,  after  a  gallant  re^^^^  the  Atlas, 

Revenue  cotter,  then  ?„'''*^'^'  ^^  '*P*"^*''-    "^^^ 

tern,  at  which  place  the  m^tlaiVr?-'*P"  V"  N**^" 

bers,  that  the  admiral's  de«^n».ff^J*'*  *«  *"«•»  "•""- 

He  landed  abotttThree  thou  fnd  „?.„"  l^**"*  fr"«trated. 

Portsmouth,  and  hav'ngTeate^  7«n». then  proceeded  to 

»am6mannera8hehad*r;,?<Sfk    ®  '"'^abitanis  in  the 

he  returned  v^th  a  vSle  b''„°?  °^  the  ChesapeakeV 

f  ves,  who  had  been  ini^'^'to  JeaV^  Z^  ''  ""T^"-  '^ 

.raSfi^d^Sl^^^KlJi^a^^^  th^se  d.. 

United  States,  and  M«r^i^*  -  ""  Americpn  frigates 
attempted  to  siil'on  a^r  Srom'tL"?  ''V'r^  «°™«' 
ginning  of  May  ;  but  findtg  tKorce  ff ':1  ''fe"*.*'^  ^^' 
supenour  to  theirs,  thev  n?t  hLfr  .!  the  Hook  much 
Hell  Gate,  with  theTni Jtion  of  n^'  P"'"'^  ^^'^^$^ 
Sound.    In  this  th»v  ^1"  Passing  out    by    the 

on  the  Gr^tTj^i  Xr  ZT^u"'"'?  "-"ftrated^J  an^ 
chased  into  New  London    T  f''*^"!?*'  ^^^7^^^ 
inimcdiatel.  called  inS'^k''  ''"ndred  militia  werS" 
the  protection  of  the  Za^ron  "'"'""""^'"f  countryrS 
landing  some  of  1ii8»ln,T.i  commodore  Decitup 
and  at  the  sVme  time  soTZ**''^*  .^•*"*'*J' "»  ^^e  sho!^;    ^  ' 
able  them  to  ascend  Lriv^ourof  tt  '^^j' V«  *«  «"' 
"•J.    This  place  warso  well  fttffipH  1*^^^ 
)va8  made  upon  it,  but  the  Mnll/.H     ^'  ***  »°  attempt 
for  many  monthi '  "-  ^^'''^^'j'  ^«!»'  "P 

Ha'iiljtJfKmVaUeSlre'!  *'' V'"^"'^*  «^««™"'odo,« 

pcakeVwith  thTof  clekS      """^'^^^^^       ^'hesH 

formly  that  of  a  braverhtman;  aili'^'""*'"'*.  ^'^  "«" 

oruve,  nwmane,  and  honourable, officer. 


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from  amanljrSnd  generous  enemv.*'suf'  ^««P««ted 
liad  reason  to  drefd  i  but  fh» T^*  ^^r^  *°  «"«">y  we 
could  ooljr  tend  trnrovokl  tL  •^^'^A*'^"*  °^  *»•«  other. 

«»e  war.    If  the  DroceS^r^^f  7-  «P ''»  '^e  opposition  to 

bj  his  govern^ntrir^L  d?L.:  1  K  "•■"  "^  ^^^iM.^A 

.PP^cj,  for  nothing  Lm  ti^^^L^J  \ri^  r^^'^^^'' 

.^,;d'ffference8,  and  rt^d^'^^;^^ ^^"^7  heal  political 

everj  American.  *  common  cause  with 

.  terf;hthtrofbTJi:&^^^ 

gret.  Some  excuse  mav  be  found f°"*  •'^"■!'^'  «^  «•«- 
produced,  in  tonsenS  r  u°"  '"!:  '* '°  *he  irritation 
the  enem;  had  threTned  ?n  ^  '"**'^*  ?f  '''''^^^  ^hich 
^anlofhWtheTssKesrr^^^^^^^^^  By  this  act,  a  re- 
as  should  effect  the  dMfrn^f-^u*^'  ""**  ""'^'"etJ  to  such 
bjr  the  armed  or  i' -J-- ^^ 
States.  TheTeasSre  SnS'  -rrr'*  ""^  *''«  ^'"ited 

of  which  so  muclf  rtEb.et:2td  '  'Tf^**  •"'•^'"«' 
thing unmaniv in  thi« irtc:J^!      "^^ **'•*•     There  is  some- 

notfustifiable^even  for  dP^^^^^^  '"'^^  of  annojance  j  it  ig 
fc  It  is  but  little  beSrrJ  •"*'*.  ?^^I."'*  a»  unsparing  foe. 
ing  mines.  "l^STnc^^^^^^^ 
and  to^thebrav^mind  mtTwe\':J!i^^^^ 
the  recollection  of  having  thurtrp,of!2i^®T®'*  *^o™ 
an  enenw*  >;Jt  is  forSifn  I  !k  ^''^'^9'  destroyed 
bid*  us  tfeke  the  unl^fi  ^  *k^  '^'"^  •'^°  ^hich  it 
tunltj  of  defence    "T'h'fii"'^*  because  there  is  no  oppor- 

^  is  of  io  value  tSe  1,  hero     '!^^\  I*  ^°'  fairlj^n, 
er  of  ceneral  s:m*2    *    '^'**    '*  had  been  in  the  uowl 

troved  our  cruel  enemi, .  k..*   k  •  IE^  *""  td  have  des 
thejinfliction  ofluch  Sij;",^"';^^^^^ 
.    Several  attempts  at  £&»?„  ?f  °^ '*^'«e«- 
were  made,  in  co^nsequence  7tS?  llw  *'K^'«  T«J» 
markable  were  those  aimins*  #L  o      r*     *^®  "o**^  «- 


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h»  rtf^y  ^f  the  i4ffiStiill#/''7  J*"*"^" 

Iv,  the  ilanlii,  Jjii^  nP#  if^^  *  T*^^^?  fortunate- 

^in  chW^^hi  Jai^^^^  the  car^; 

of  the  BritisI^eiSei*.    ^^11!^'^'^^^^^ 

^      iN.T,oIk.  After  fi.f^firaiSfrS'-T'r"^''^''^^ 
.engaged  could  not  (?ptne  sufficieiTtfi  ^^'^^^^  persona' 

fill  manniT  ;  an  iiSiensP    rni..«  '^    r  ■*"®  '""''*  a^' 

«P,  which,  fell  vvi&Twetr«oon  th^^^       ^^  *'•"""" 
.  ing  sulph  was  openeTin  wh  c    sh^nnJ!    f^  I  "  n^'"" 
swallowed  up.  '  By  tfU  liX  „f  /,  !^PP?''^*^  *»  ^''^^  been 
covered  that  the  forXJe  hid -f'^P';?'""' •*«'««  dis- 

»h.p'8  crew  soon  aft.r  took  to  tlit Z^ ^'""'^  f'  '^''^^ 
".'clc  struck.  CommoCe  U^d7ll^"-'T^'*f^y  P*" 
^t  this  attempt,  and  pi^^tested^ «^f^^^  ^T^^  »^di^mnt 
species  ,.f  annoyance  whJrh  hi  ^  .  ""^.  *^''"^*  against  a 
It  had  tRe  effS„4ve  o^V:'"!f '"^i  •'•^^^''"""•able. 
extren.ely  cautious  in  hLannrK'"^  *'"^  ^"^"^)^  to  be   ♦ 

practice,  the  enemy's  a  rehenLn-*"^'"'^''''^'  P"^  m: 
keep  them  at  a  grater  En^r.r**'"  '^'  "ervedto 
ju«t5fj  this  mode  of  ^tMck  k  h;^  !f  an^  thing  could 
Hampton.and  the  deportment  if  clkf?"  *''««<=«"«.  of 
but  comuiodore  Hardy  wsl  i^nJ  '"'"  ^"'^  *>'»  c-*"^  J 
rited  a  diflerent  treaCnU     ^"""""^  "°^"'^'  *«d  me 


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CHAPTER  IX, 


Porter  in  tL  SoniU  sZ^JT^^'^^'I^^  ^''''^°'^ 
Decatur  cpture.  the  DomS         ^^'^^  A™'*«"*~T1»- 

•qwl  terms.    Thus  f»;if  ITti'  '*  '?«"8e  «'«'  »»"  »n 

rsetsrr££Hlr^^^^^^^^ 

«?ver  we  have  to  fear  from  a  conJir^kP    F  v'"''  ^''*'- 
there  can  be  no  c,^8e  of  distrust  1?»       «t«nd'ng  arm  j, 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR. 


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In  the  last  chapter,  on  thie  subject  of  our  naval  war,  it 
will  be  recollected,  that  ine  Hornet  was  left  to  blockade 
the  Bonne  Citoyenne^^St.  Salvador.  This  vessel  was 
fonnally  challenged  by  the  Hornet ;  bnt  whether  from 
hef  unwillingness  to  risk  the  loss  of  a  quantity  of  specie 
which  she  had  on  board,  or  that  she  was  not  inclined  to 
engage  in  the  combat,  though  of  superiour  force,  she 
thought  proper  to  pay  no  attention  to  the  challenge- 
Commodore  Bainbridge,  we  have  seen,  had  parted  from 
the  Hornet  at  this  place,  in  order  that  the  Bonne  Citoy- 
enne  might  have  no  excuse  for  declining  the  invitation, 
and  it  will  be  recollectea  how  gloriously  he  met  the  Java 
a  few  days  afterwards.  The  Hornet  continued  the 
blockade  until  the  ^th  of  January,  when  the  Montague 
hove  in  sight,  and  compelled  her  to  escape  into  poi;t> 
She  ran  out,  however,  the  same  night,  and  proceeded  on 
a  cruise.  Her  commander  first  shaped  his  course  to  Per- 
nambuco,  and  on  the  4th  of  February  captlired  the  English 
brig  Resolution,  of  ten  guns,  with  23,000  dollars  in  spe- 
cie.    He  then  ran  down  the  coast  of  Moranham,  cruiz- 

m  ed  off  there  a  short  time,  and  thence  off  Surinam, 
where  he  also  cruized  %*  some  time»  and  on  the  22d 
stood  for  Demerara.  l¥e  next  day,  he  discovered  aik 
English  bri^  of  war  lying  at  anchor  outside  of  the  bar, 
and  on  beating  around  Carabona  Bank,  to  come  near  her, 
he  discovered,  at  half  past  three  in  the  ^fternoon,  another 

<  flail  on  his  weather  quarter,  edging  down  for  him.  This 
proved  to  be  a  large  man  of  war  brig»  the  Peacock,  cap- 
tain Peak,  somewhat  superiour  to  the  Hornet  in  force* 
.Captain  Lawrence  manceuvred  sometime  to  gain  the  wea- 
ther guage,  then  hoisted  the  American  ensign,  tacked 
about,  and  in  passing  each  other,  they  exch&nged  broad- 
sides at  the  distance  of  pistol  shot.  The  Peacock  being 
then  discovered  in  the  act  of  wearing,  Lawrence"  now 
bore  up,  received  his  starboard  broadside,  ran  her^ down 
on  board,  on  the  starboard  quarter,  and  poured  w^  her 
80  heavy  a  fire,  t|i&t  ip  fifteen^inutes  she  not  fj^y  sur- 
rendered, but  hoisted  a  si^al  of  distress,  as  she  was  li- 
terally cut  to  pieces;  and  had  already  six  i^st  water  in 
ker  bold. 


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HISTORY  OP  THE , WAR. 


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not  less  conspicuous  than  in  the  actions  with  the  GuT 
nere  and  Java,  wa^  despatched  to  bring  her  officera  and 
crew  on  board  the  Hornet.  He  founlthatJhe  capSa 
Sr  the  vanquished  vessel  had  been  killed,  the  grffi? 
part  of  her  crew  had  been  either  killed  or  woundeTind 
hat  the  vessel  was  s.hking  fast,  in  spite  of  every  effort 
to  keep  her  .Above  water.  Every  exertion  was^  made 
to  toke  offjthe  crew  before  the  vessel  sunk  ,  heroins 
werts  thrown  overboard,  the  shot  holes  were  plumed! 
and  a  part  of  the  Hornet's  crew,  at  the  risk  of  the'ir  ^el 
laboured  incessantly  to  save  the  vanquished.  The  ut- 
most  efforteofthese  generous  men  were  vain;  she  sunk 

r-iMTJ  *K  **^*fl™'  f^'W  ^Jown  nine  of  her  own 
crew,  and  three  of  the  American.    Thus  did  our  aallani: 
countrymen  twice  risk  their  lives,  first  in  thecalfeof 
their  country,  and  next  in  thfe  cause  of  humanitv  ;  firetto 
conquer  their  enemies,  and  then  to  save  them".    TheJ* 
are  actions,  which  unfortunately  fall  too  rarely  to  the  lol 
of  the  historian  to  record.    Of  all  our  naval  victories,  thi? 
IS  the  one  which  Ardencans  recollect  with  most  pleasure  • 
'  f  °'^  f  ^«'J.  there  canaot  be  a  higher  proof  of  the  generosi! 
ty  of  fee  ing  which  predominates  fn  the  nation.    The 
prew  of  the  Hornet  divided  their  clothing  with  the  pri- 
soners,  who  were  left  destitute  by  the  sinkfng  of  the  ship ; 
and  so  sensible  were  the  officers  of  the  generous  treat- 
ment, which  they  experienced  from  captain  Lawrence 
and  his  men,  that  on  their  arrival  at  New- York,  they  ex 
pressed  their  gratitude  inapublick  letter  of  thankM<H^ 
*"u''''' ^f"^  '''^J^'"  ^**  *^^"®  t°  alleviate  the  un^S9 
able  and  distressing  situation  in  which  we  were  Jiaced. 
when  received  on  board  the  ship  you.  command,  that  we 
cannot  better  express  our  feelings,  than  by  saying,  we 
ceased  to  consider  ourselves  prisoners  J  and  eve?y  thing 
ttat  friendship  ceuld  dictate,  was  adopted  by  you  and  thl 
officers  ofthe  Hornet,  to  remedy  the  inconvenience  we 
>i      !I5il  ^?"\**  4^®  experienced,  from  the  unavoidable 
now  9fm  whole  of  our  property  and  clothes,  by  the  sud- 
Jm  sinking  of  the  Peacock."    ^his  praise  is  wortli  more 
wan  a  victory. 


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The  Hornet  received  bat  &  slight  injury ;  the^mber 
j^jU||Mfpd  wounded,  on  btwrd  the  Peacock,  could 
iRRroeeuaSy  sst^rtafHed,  but  was  supposed  to  e^iceed 
mtj.  The  officers  mentioned,  as  having  distinguished 
thei^selves  on  this  occasion,  were  lienten^ts  ConnW 
and  Newton,  and  midshipmen  CcM||r,  Jmjro,  Getz» 
Smuot,  Tippet,  ^tcerum  antf 'TitusJHLieutenant  Stew- 
art  was  uiih>rtunateljr  too  ill  to  take  a  part  in  the  action. 

On  the  10th  of  April,  a  few  day8  alter  the  arrival  of 
the  Hornet,  the  Chesapeake,  thaty "  ill-omene^  bark," 
returned  to  Boston,  after  a  cruize  of  four  montl£i,  Her 
commander  c.aptain  Evans,  having  been  appointed  to 
the  New-York  station)  she  was  assigned  to  captain  Law^ 
rejjjJfe.  j. "    '■ 

n  he  British,  whose  mortification  at  their  t^^ 
feats  may  be  easily  imagiqmp'and  who  reeai 
putation  of  their  navy  as  ^eir  great  hunvai 
come  seriously  alarmed.    If  the  charm  of  " 
superiority  on  this  element  were  once  destroy 


ht 


ea^hei 

nations,  who  had  now  yielded  to  them  the  P<il™fcflkh 

conceive  the  idea  of  conquering  also.     A  fearfufRni 

.%  pie  was  set  to  the  European  w1i§d  by  America.   Jn  some 

%recent  rencounters,  eve|n  the  French  who  had  been  so  uu« 

fortunate  ii^  their  naval  comhat^^with  the  British,  had  be- 

^^   goA  to  pluckiup  courage.    Something  must  be  done  to  fe« 

trieve  their  naval  charact<if)  or  all  their  naval  songs 

must  be  burnt,  ai>d  their  naval  boasts  must  be  at  ati  end. 

A  course  was  naturally  fallen  upon  of  selecting  one  of 

*   thembest  frigaMjlB,  manned  by  picked  seamen,  and  exer- 

.    eisw*  witl)  all^ssibte' pain^  for   the  special  puipose*^ 

They  jj^iired  ttpopyi^^ 

.  whii|(i|Pil^  fancietU  prex#lW  in  the  American  ships. 

There  was  an  idle  tnaifiuAtioii,  that  American  back-^ 

i-nfen^were  placed  in  the, tops  for  the  purpose  oC« 

^bg  the  officers.    Sharp-shooters  were  now  carefuUjr 

^trained,  and  directed  to  aim  only  at  the  officers  of  m» 


VV- 


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5jr 


'"^Americans.  Thus  provided  witU  a  chosea  S^jf^  ^kd, 
picked  seamen,  captain  Broskc  appeared  with  WmJ^aa- 
non  on  the  American  coast.  In  April,  off  Boston  faacMtiyry 
he  sent  a  bravado  to  the  President,  commodore  Boii^rs^ 


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HBTOBFoVTHEWAlt 

">er  uie  terms  were  eaual  %.P*"««  'o  examftne  whe- 
Chesapeake's  crew  hadteen  d,Vh»  «T''  P^^^of  Te 
ply  their  places  were  enH;f?^^*T^»  others. to  sun- 
s'ck,  and  ?hat  ki?d  of  mu  „^,f '^^^^^^^^^^  of  his  officers  we?e 

know  edge  of  each  oth^,  wL  SSnSrL^r^^S  fr"«  a 
and  his  men.    But  he  could  nn^'^^  between  himself 
"  »nf  thus  defied.    On  the  fii    'r  r*'"' J^  ^^^S^t  of  te. 
jfved  to  try  his  folne    'Wh/n  ?r  '^^^  ft"-th  rt 
Shannon,  he  made  a  short  address  to  Sf^'g'**  ^^  the 
It  received  witii  no  enthusiasmTthev  3iP .  "'  ^*»"»d 
as  the  cause  of  complaint    thJ  SS  ™'™''ed,  aUeging 
not  been  paid  j  he  iCedlately  ^ave'tf  "^!-  r°«^  ^Jf 
tod  thougbtthejr  were  now  recJnS*.\?.  *'*^¥'«  f"*-  it» 
V^  they  were  at  this  moment  .rmrtl*-  '  ^"''  «»nfortanate- 
%en^  foreigners,  who  M  aSeSjf**^'*^'""""^ 


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The  Shannon,  observing  the  Chesapeake,  put  to  8ea» 
and  was  followed  hy  her.    At  half  past  five,  the  Chesa- 
peake closed  with  the  enemy,  gave  him  a   broadside, 
which  waa returned, equally  destructive  on  both  sides} 
~^^""~~6ut  the  Chesapeake  was  particularly  unfortunate  in  thie 
loss  of  officers  ;  the  sailing  master  White,  was  killed  j 
lieutenant  Ballard, mortally  wounded ;  lieutenant  Brown, 
of  the  marines,  and  captain  Lawrence,  himself,  severely 
\irounded  :  the  latter  leaned  on  the  companion  way,  al- 
though in  great  pain,  and  still  continued  to  give  orders. 
A  second  and  a  third  broadside  were  exchanged,  With 
evident  advantage  on  the  side  of  the  Chesapeake,  but  the 
same  misfortune  in  loss  of  officers  continued  ;    the  first 
lieutenant  Ludlow,  waf  carried  below  severely  wound- 
ed }  three  men  were  successively  shot  from  the  wheel  j  a 
shot  disabled  her  foresail,  so  that  she  could  no  longer  an- 
swer her  helm.    Being  disabled  in  her  rigging,  the  Chesa- 
peake tlien  fell  with  her  quarter  on  the  Shannon's  an- 
chor.   This  accident  may  be  considered  as  having  de- 
cided the  contest ;  an  opportunity  was  then  given  at  rak- 
ioK  the  Chesapeake,  and,  towards  the  close  ofihe  action, 
of  boarding.    Captain    Lawrence,   although    severely 
woundfid,  still  persisted  in  keeping  the  deck,  now  com- 
manded the  boarders  to  be  called  up  j  at  this  moment  a 
musket  ball  entered  his  body,  and  he  was  earned  below, 
having  first  pronounced  these  memorable  words,  which 
have  become  the  motto  of  the  American  navy,  don't  give 
UP  THE  SHIP.    The  officers  of  the  Chesapeake  were  near- 
ly all  killed,  and  the  command  devolved  on  lieutenant 
Budd,  who  called  up  the  men  for  the  purpose  of  carrying 
the  order  of  Lawrence  into  execution.    At  this  time 
captain  Brook,  finding  that  his  vessel  had  received  so 
many  shots  between  wind  and  water,  that  there  waa 
danger  of  her  sinking,  and  perceiving  the   cpnfusion 
which  reigned  on  board  the  American,  and  yet  fearM 
thatyictoFy  might  slip  from  his  gr^p,  threw  twen^jT 
his  marines  on  board,  and  immediately  foUowe4tti«m. 
Lieutenant  Budd  endeavoured  to.  shoot  the  veMlM:eftr 
of  the  Shannon;  but  being  soon  after  wounded,  ^d  a 
nai  t  of  the  crew  in  a  state  of  mutiny,  the  scheme  eutbrely 


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HISTOttY  OF  THE  WAR.  {      ^^ 

he  neck  bjr  Mr    Uv^S^  ^k"'*^  ^*^  «'>»*  *'''^"«^ 

received  a  wound  in  ^he  hl!^^**!"' »  moment  after, 
hoard  his  own  8h"p.     lill t m' ^1  ^"1  ''*'-"«^  «» 

'|-;ip-^sionor^n^:i.l^^ 

rl^^^TS^^^^^^  theenem. 

the  wounded  her  caotain     hf  k  P^i^^^C'  «"*»  a™ongat 
the  captain,  the  firTt^^nd  fn    .k''?''^  "»*  ChesapeaG,  ^ 
.  t«"ant  of  mariner thriIf"''^\u^'*''V'««nts,  the  lieu! 

wejJ,  LivingstoTfivat  iSd  Itii  the  midshipmen  Hope. 

midshipmen  Weaver    aK  v?".?*.^^^^       tfie  ehapiain 
eighty  S,en  wounded    ^rie  '1"?°"''  ^"'"'•J^'  ""^^out 
lo38  was  sustained  after  Si   ^  ^**^'u  H''«Portion  of  this 
I'he  British  hTeleSn  chat^pn"'^?  ''"^  ^l'"***  *''«  deck! 
ous  conduct  towaS«  ThJ^^^  with  a  cruel  and  ungener- 
that  thi«  charts  had  W„^  vanquished.     We  could^  S 
Iti^saidtharafterl^Te  f^'P'^  repelled,  if  „o?  S. 
continued  the  work  Ji    , '"^•:"'*°*  had  submitted,  thev 

totheprison^T^asLtrf^^^^^^^^ 

Jave  been  expected  from  n.anfv  T"^^  H'^d  which  might 

<yf  their  suKequentcld*r^R^™"tj^-  Theliberfli. 

Buch  complaints  couWhf^  J  '  '•"*?**  "*  to  wish  that  no 

mtum  from^  com3re  M    ''r'°°/:^*'*«^*ai',edi^ 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR 


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f^flrL  '^'i*T'  '^*'  u°^  H'  P*-*^-  She  was  somewhit 
ron«?r  "  *^»^5^*'«°'^t  this  ovght^iot  to  be  taken  into 
consideration ;  for  until  thfe  faUl  accident,  the  advantage 
was  decidedly  m  her  favour*  However  this  mayTe! 
ZLT-f-P^'V**  Great  Britain  this  victory,  as  some  fligS 
Zfnii-^S'  ''«^f»/'""^  *"^  subsequent drubbinls. 
.^irJn/  AT  1 4?"T  '''':5*°''^x  P^*^"^^.  S"^'*  extravagant  Fe^ 
joicing.    NotthelandwctoriesofWeUineton  iASpaiUi 

r„r«?  *^?  f''*r'"'  *'™'°"'  called  ftrthsuchexJrJS^^ 
CriiL';^*'^'*?'  \P'-o«>f.thatournaviil  character 
*ad  risen  somewhat  in  her  estimation.    In  thfe  United 
Slates  It  was  tegarded  as  an  accident,  which  proved  no 

f/^TV^n  ^'^f^^l  British,  and  it  wi£  lament- 
ed chiefly  for  tlie  loss  of  our  brave  ofijcers. 

f  n  !'i®  ?f  (of*"ne  seemed  for  a  short  time  in  favour 
ofGreatBritain.  ^n  the  fourt^of  August7another  of 
our  national  vessels  was  captured  by  the  enemy.    Th#' 

FrT^*'^*'rK'^*"^"e**!?*^^''-^^*^^°''^»  <»"'•  minister  to 
*rance,  in  the  spring  of  1813,  proceed«(d,  early^in  Jtke 
to  cruisein  the  British  channel,  where  she  contiimelfS- 
two  months  to  contmit  great  havock  on  the  Biillsh  shio-  • 
ping,    bo  muph  uneasiness^did  she  cause,  that^^J.  • 
lish  merchants  were  unable  to  effect  an  insttSSBl^ 
tt.eir  v^i^els,  und^r  three  tiin<>s  the  usual  pren,iuiS?Wr 
British  government  was  induced,  at  last,  to  send  sevSff* 
vessels  on  purpo^  to  chase  off  this  daring  enemy.    On 
the  fourteenth,  at  four  in  the  morning,  §ie  PeLn"! 
sloop  of  war,  of  considerably  greater  fdr?e  than  the  Ariria; 
obtained  a  sight  of  her  by  %l  light  Qf  a  bSg  whicffi 
Utter  had  set  on  fire.    «  Ar|us  ilpmediatlly  prepS! 
™o!^3"r*t  tl^e  ene-^y  5  at  five  o'clS  the  action  JSm- 
menced  at  the  distance  of  mutfket  shot,  the  I'elican  hav- 
injj  the  weather  Mge.  ,At  thi;  first  broadside  captab 
AJlea  felU  «everelv  wounded,  but  remained  on  dect^ 
tal  several  bpoadsiaes  were  «;xchanged  whenhe.wi^  «.? 
Aflif  *'*  ^^'^'Pl^  *•*?  command .  to  lieutenant  Waft^. 
At  half  past  SIX,  the  rigging  of  the  Argus  was  »o  jjt  Sp 


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4«t«p, 


HISTORY  OF  THE  War. 


£a,"se^e^^^  -o«nde™dl"rheff '* !,  *5f  ««"*«"«"t 
d;^Ived  on  William  H.  A  len.Juf^K '*/''*  *^«""»»nd 
^'^gpeat  exertions,-  IJefeateH  «.  "*  ^  °  ^'"''  ^°™n  ^'"e, 
can  t»gain»rakin^  VSnn  ^L'^li^'^P^ofth^Pefils 
S^''\^^!^^Ars^sZSZd^^^^  "Minutes 

feltcan  chose  a>D09iti«n;n^^L  "an«uvred,  and  the 
Argas  comd  be  b'r'otXrbet?oo"n°r  °'1^^''«  "^ *h« 
to  oppose  ^  'repeate'd  rakinTbrLifn  ' '  't'  ''*^  ""^^'"g 
At  fortj-seven  minuteniS  -T.  ?^®''  '^"^  musketry! 
the  Joss  of  six  killi^rt  «nl  P^* /'^  she  surrendered,  with 

th^  Pelican'thet'^rrerh;:^^^^^^^^  -loa/d 

Captain  Allen  died  soon  afteHn  i  f ''°?  ^"^  v^ounded. 
m.tepmenDelph/an5SdJards  «^n'rl'  *°g««^er  with 
termed  wth  the  honours  of  wTtkIp  r*"^^  ^«''«  ^^  '«- 
0/ 20 guns,  the  Argtis  of  1 8 Tu  Jk     '^^'^*^'*"  ^*«  ^^'oop 

stance  roar  be  fair^awirded  to  i^^^^ 

and  men  did  their  dutv    h...  i^^^^^Iwh.  Our  officers 

to  a  more  fortunate  ad^;^r''cr."'P"l'f.'*  *«  «"»>'»i 

.  Wavourite  in  this'coun^.?-    d  h£  r\^"^  «' 

«»on  only  served  to  renHp?  i  •      "'" '^'''^*'' «»  this  occa- 

tohis  Ju„tr;^roen      ToputoJJ  T'""''^  the  more  dear 
m  finding  excuses  fo/thif  defei     ^'I!?'?  5**  ^''^  --acic  ■    *' 
tote  the  Sritish,  who  have  not  a^^^^  ^"  '^".^  *«  ^-^i- 

mval  Victory^  out  of  at  leas?  twentv  fn-I'  "  ''"«^  /«> 
their  national  flag  has  struck  Krl  '°*/;"««8'  "»  which 
,  Ijappen  in  twenty  succSec^^p"'    ^^^ '^^^'^i^ents  may 
Jy  n  one  oift.o  ^1^^^^'  A^.  ^Vf 

ral  British  veJK\V|o„^^^^^^^  had  capt„,,d'',eve. 
«g  Wh  great  success,  L  crew^!f 'A*"!'"'^  *''«"  *««- 
actually  created  a  fleet, ^f  n?nft  ail  r  ^'^^^^'    "^«d 

afmai;que,^andhe  Wasat^thit  hLn^'^  beeh  letters 
the  Pteific  ocean.  Tis  «a^bi';!  °^l>.»«tely  master  of 
naval  inrJri»n » ^  "i    ™^  o^  reaarded  an  »  n  »„..  i  *  ^       .  * 


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i74  HISTORY  OP  THE  WAR. 

fuse  in  theirXctr  oi  ttfl&f  *^  "if"  •"»  P"»- 
rjins  between  ttm'SiternlS'fir"^  «""*'  "^  «="- 
of  March,  he  felHn  JS?  *"oP**'!*:    ^^  *»»«  twentyniixth 

TK«k  •   w  X  J'**?"^®>  "tree  trade  and  sailor'a  riohta  *> 

ment  of  the  action,  .n7«?;,edt„  nil  l£  "i*  ""»"«''«• 
i«g  hi,  hjjd,  with '.  „.b?e  ■  Jwt?  rji.w'  &'??■   • 
Sag  mi^t  never  be  atrai    WhenX  1t.r?»fft* 

not  tiu  jheS  »SUs''h  It  r^''!!?r.r» 


not  till  then  ^^i^^i',,-^^  STSILtl 


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173 

«naj  be  subduil,  but  thdr  wSJ  n«vpT"*''  ^'  ^^^ 
I088  wu  much  more  consEhir  k' ?°*    ^he  British 

and  fortr  killed  anTwouS  !« '^"^K^**'*  thirtr 
commanaer,  captain  BlX  tL?L*"«  the  former  her 
fla^to  tlie  iasf  isan  addfH«„T?*H''*i**«*^»«'««the 
wSch  the  Am4w8  wire  ^^^^^^^^^  *^^  *«"-o«r  ia 

befo»«  affected  ta  de^pS. Tem     1^^ 

that  he  miiht  IscaTtte^^  *»  *he^mSL* 

Wsjjreat  wTsdomrJteSiltl^-^^^  ^'''='»«^«» 
The  two  commanders    hnlh  «       •  •  >'' 

were  interred  beside  each  otter  r^ri?^  P^'^'K  »«»» 
♦arj  honours.  The  British^!  ..  ?*'^'a°«'»  with  mili- 
work  to  detmct  fr^lhe  h^nour«  n?  L-^*- *^"™««^ 

On  the  26th  of  Tptemberrtti  PreJiln?*"'"^' 
Rodgers,  arrived  at  Newwrt  RhSf  i°f' ^J*'»"»«'<>«« 
,  cruize  of  unusual  lenirth  *rX  ?  *  *'''*^»°<^'  after  a 
Anril,  in  company  ifefX*  *^  '^  **»  ^^^  ^Oth  of 
After  crui^wVouT^aS  wUhEl'^P*''"  ««'«•: 
currence,  thej  parted  on  thii  8  h  «?  m^  important  oc- 
wodore  shaped  ^i.cou?8et«tn£  ¥Y'  *"^  the  com- 
India  trade  rbutmeetinTJ^^^^^^^  Wert 

atobd  towards  the  AzorS   „T  ""tjiag  in  this  quarter,  he 
6th  of  June,  ^^oiiZVtlnltloft^'''''A  »"«'  the 

From  information  which  »^Jtl7riL^  5"?*^  f  ^«"e'«- 
course  to  intercent  Ih?  Vn^  Jlf  /•  "'^'y***'  *»«  shaped  his 

Bngland.  iTffie  w^nTJ'''"  *h  ^^^  '^^es  to 
captores,  between  the'33,ri' S"/?'}  '^"* '"??''  ^^"^ 
Jnuzed  in  the  track  from  Newfo„fldi«nH  *""!:  ^^'^  ""' 
Channel,  but  without  meetiri  «  •*"?  ^  ®*-  Geoi»5»8 
ahort  of  provisions;  he^^/^?  \?"'*l'*  ^ewe"?  b5n£ 
Sfthof  jfne.  He  t£c'L  tep^i.?"'*'^.^*'15«°  <«  thf 
to  intercept  a  convoVfrn.^!^ **"'**'**«  t^e  Orkneys! 
middle  of  Lr.  when  fnZ     ^'^'^'^e^  but  aboyt  Te 

fngate,for^vera.da,s,^oX^^^^^^ 


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HISTORY  OF  THp  WAR. 


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Winds.  He  next  steered  to  gain  the  direction  of  the  trade 
passinK  ofjt  and  into  the  Irish  Channel.  In  this  position 
he  made  three  captures;  but  fifading  that  the  enemy  had 
a  supenour  force  near  this,  he  made  a  circuit  round  Ire- 
land, and  then  steered  for  the  banks  of  Newfoundland, 
where  he  made  two  captures.  On  the  23d  of  Septembef-, " 
be  captured,  in  a  singular  manner,  the  British  schooner. 
HighHjer,  tender  to  admiral  Warren  j  on  her  approach 
to  the  President,  she  hoisted  a  private  signal,  which  was 
accidentally  answerfed  by  one  that  proved  to  be  the  Bri- 
tm  signal  for  that  day;  she  accordingly  bore  down  and 
was  captured.  By  this  means  the  Bril^sh  w-ivate  signals,  r 
and  admiral  Warren's  private  instructions,"  were  ob- 
tained, and  which  enabled  the  commodore  \ayoid  their 
squadrons  on  the  coast.  He  soon  after  arrival  at  New- 
port 

The  Congress,  after  parting  from  the  PresiAnt,  con- 
tmued  her  cruize  until  the  12th  of  December,  >lhert  she 
arrived  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H.  She  had  cruized  chiefly 
on  the  coast  of  South  America,  and  had  captured  a  num- 
ber of  the  enemy's  vessels,  amongst  others  ifwo  armed 
brigs  of  ten  guns  each. 

ft  has  alre^y  been  said,  that  the  character  of  our  flag 
at  sea,  w^s  not  merely  supported  by  our  national  vessels : 
there  were  numerous  instances  jn  ndiich  our  private  crui- 
zers  acquitted  themserves  in  a  manner  to^ratify  the  pride 
of  any  people.  But  the  publick  attention  was  so  much  oc- 
cufpied  with  the  first,  that  the  latter  perhaps  has  not  re- 
ceived  a  due  share  of  applause.    A  few  instances  may  be 
selected  from  amqngst  a  number.    Perhaps  no  action 
during  the  war  displayed  more  daring  courage,  and  won- 
4ei  ful  superioiity  of  seahianship,  than  the  engagement 
of  the  Comet,  captain  Boyle,  with  a  Portuguese  brig, 
and  three  armed  mcFchantmen.    After  engaging  them  ^1 
four,  and  fighting  them  several  hours,  he  compelled  (Ofie 
of  the  merchantmen  to  surrender,  and  the  bri^  to  shieer 
off,  although  double  the  force  of  the  Comet.    I'his  would 
appear  almost  incredible,  if  the  details  were  not  perfectly 
satisfactory.  A  •' 


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WSTQRYO^  THE  wAr.  ,^ 

-  •  fetter  pf  marque,  indaffei  ^^•"''  l^^  «"PP»8«d  to'^be  a 
M^earingto  giv\  another  to  Jk?'"^  ''*r  *  b^o^dside,  and 
were  fngWo?  a  frigate  ^^^^^  ^'^^^ ''«"°d  they 

heavy  fire,  as  would  haTl;,  A'''  Joo"  opened  such  J 

'"orth:' ir  f>  '^^^^^^^^^^^^^        ' '''  ''•^  "*•' 

a  cruize,  discoverel^a^'sfe  ^T*^"?:?*"^*"'"' being  on 
proved  to  be  the  BrUish  le^S^A^  «J»'ooner,^the  |«" 
the  other  the  British  vSof  C  *f  "n"^*'  Charlotte, 
irnmediatelv  stood  towards  thlmo'  i**^  ^"^inica.    She 
abreast  of  (he  schooni,      Both  '  ?"•,  '^°"  ^°""^  ^^^^feelf 
pffiuvre  for  two  or  three  hours  thfn''  P°"«n"ed  to  ma- 
;?gto  escape,  and  the  Decatur  ^-?"'"^"''-  endeavour- 
tune  several  broadsides  were  fired  hfl'  t""S  which 
some  shot  from  the  lars*.  min  «f  *if  i  ^  *'**  former,  and 
at  last  succeeded  rnb£S°^*''«??«er.    TheDecater    . 

?n«  by  means  of  hiJ  wS';*,""™'''':"^^^'- «»«»  Pass- 
Ihe  fire  from  tJie  artX f  and  1  t'.'*^'"  «^ «»«  o^ber. 
ble,  being  well  suppoteynn  K  .?"  •^^^''-^  ^a«  now  terri* 
not  being'^able  to  Cnglrhtstrt^^  '^!l'^  P^'"'"'^ 
of  the  Decatur,  and  was  tf»«  i^T\'^  dropped  along  side 
Pire-arms  novJ  becam^  usele^'^n^  ^l}'"  whole^rew! 
band  to  hand,  With  a^SLpa in  i^fJ*  }^^  ^''e^'s  fought 


^  eighteen  pounder  nn  «  if.!  P""'?^  <=ar 


"•orf^des,-  an\ii/el^|,tee  ' n  "'";  "'*  '^^ive-pound  car- 
bundled  and  ^ree  men 'XJosTw^^^.r^V^'^'^  «'« 

■  /^'•e  DSrhrdf^aJ^.!.-** 


sixteen  Wounded  The  n  '^'"•'^^^  ^««  tfi^ee  kji  "d  ana 
'  pound  carronades,  twS  lo^rj"''^*  ^'^  t^r^twelv"^ 
pounder,  and  onc^rty-wo^^^^^^^^^^  '"^  ""/  '"•^««  four- 
witl.  ey{btj.thre«  Tne^  mrS??  ?.-'""""**«  °"  a  pivot, 
forty-sevenwouiwied  Th^a..^**-  *'''*'*««*»  killed;  and 
«im(ja  attributed  the  losf  of  fr  V^^«™  ^^  the  Do- 
;k'»  of  the  mcatur'VcSwi^S''^'"'"'  *«  ^^^  8uperioi«. 
tbe  masterly,e,an«uvS!^f''lt"!r  "'*  "*  niiiskefr^^  3 

w  unciess.    iiie  captain  had 


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HISTORY  OF  TH#  WA*R. 


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been  a  young  man  of  about  twenty-fife  years  of  age ;  he 
was  wounded  early  in  the  action  j  but  he  fought  to  the 
last  moment,  declaring  that  he  would  only  surrender  his 
vessel  with  his  life. 

The  Decatur  arrived  at  Cha^lestown  with  her  prize  on 
the  20th  of  Ai^gust.  It  is  pleasing  to  record,  that  in  this 
instance  our  brave  tars  did  not  depart  from  their  accus- 
tomed generosity.  The  surviviuw  officers  of  the  Domi^ 
iiica  spoke  in, the  highest  terms  ol  the  humanity  and  at? 
tention  which  they  experienced  from  the  victors. 


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CHAPTER  X. 


Affairs  of  the  West— Pfitriotick  conduct  of  Ohio  and  Kentucky- 
Defence  of  SanduskJ^— Generosity  of  the  Americans— Naval 
preparations  on  Latae  Erie— Commodore  Perry  sails  with  his 
Flept— Capture   of  khe    enemy's    Squadron— Battle    of   the 

'    Tliames,  and  death  iof  Tecumseh— Correspondence  between 


General  Hai-rison  ant 


General  Vincent* 


In  the  midst  of  thi  various  occurrences  of  the  war,  on 
the  northern  frontier,  on  the  sea-board,  and  o?i  the  ocean, 
important  preparatibns  were  making  to  the  westward ; 
and  although  the  spting  and  summer  had  passed  aw^y* 
without  any  incident  in  this  quarter  worthy  of  being  re- 
corded, they  had  nojt  passed  inactive.  The  general  at- 
tention was  now  turned  towards  it  with  much  anxiety, 
and  the  armies  of  ihe  Niagara  and  St.  Lawrence,  re- 
mained almost  witK  folded  arms,  awaiting  the  issue  of 
Harrison's  campaign,  and  the  result  of  the  contest  for  the 
mastership  of  Lake  Erie.  The  British,  aware  of  the  con- 
sequence of  a  defea|t,|h^  with  great  assiduity  laboured 
to  strengthen  themteelvft.  The  reinforcements  conti- 
nually arriving  at  Fbrt  George,  were  evidellitly  destined 


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179 


was  anx  qu8  to  marcr  lW„7^  ''^^^^K  a  maskef, 

carcelj  issued  his  proc  ama  fon   ran°°"''  '^  ^^'"'^''ad  ' 

(for  the  obligations  of  law  rSri^l'l^  on  volunteers, 

no  longer  thought  of,^  tl^n  fif!r     -.l""''**''^  service  were 

ed  thjmselvesf  coSle  er/arr^*''''r"^  '»«»  P'-esent! 

of  theif  relatives  and  frTends    h  Venge  for  the  murder 
.  volunteers  to  four  thSj'  ^^^^tV^ted  the  numbe,  of 
jelled  b^.the  natives,  "the  ;iark^n!^u  "i^^ntuckj 
forty  jear^ago  was  a  dark  un  nK  k?.  '^i  5:'**^^  ground?' 
.     ^jnotn^f  Indians  riitZ^^)*^^^ 

been  the  theatre  of  sanm.L  ^'"^  immernQrial  had 

,    blooms  beneath  Z  hani "f  Z^. ^r*    ^^  *^'  ^yX 
beautiful  towns  and  vint/,  f  n  ?"''"r'  '*  '«  ^''^d  with 
opulence  and  refinements'^'  ^i,:^;^^^^^^^       f  «de  of  pe:;!"^ 
ed  from  manv  of  the  best  fan  lie"  of  V?"*'  ?'■«  descend '' 
Carolina, and  the  enternrisini!  1«  i    \ YrS""*  and  North 
states.    Living  in  abunXSnd  „'."/.'  '«"°* °<^  '^^  "ther 

fesTof  fi"'"  *'^  '^^'^  oTrmme'c  ''thevT'  ""^  ""^^^ 
iess  of  foreign  attachments  or  fppifn  /  ''^^'^  imbibed 
PeoDle;  and  are  perhaps  more  Pn."^'-  *'!*«  any  of  our 
to  tiie  institutions  of  frSdmn  'n  1"^'''"""^  d«^«ted 
tiie  manners  of  chivalry  in  thdr  ii  ^  ''^'^^  "°^  *  ''«le  of 
deportment.  Fearless  ot"  IZ  «^"«''»»8  and  hospitable 
n«,re  than  death,  but  with  these^au^tf^'^'^S  ^*«'^°"o  ' 

ddi'Tf."'*^'  ^^i^h  has  scarceTv  fe  ,T  l^'^^^^o'en^e 
elder  brethren  of  our  confp.ial     •'^  a>»rallel .     Had  the 

member,  the  CanaL TouM  k,'^  f  *«^  ^^^^  this  younger 

,  -o.dd  never  have  da«d  tot^uU  S '^^^^^^  ^"'^  ^"S 

We  pretensions.  '*  "'^  ^jth  her  unwarranta- 


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The  transactions  which  are  now  to  l;>e  relateid,  may 
justly  rank  amons;st  the  most  pleasine  to  our  feelings  ana 
national  pride,  of  any  which  took  pTace  during  the  con- 
test. The  campaign  opened'with  an  affair,  which  thoui;h 
comparatively  of  smaller  consequence  than  someotherS) 
is  in  its  circumstances  one  of  the  most  brilliant  that  oc- 
curred during  the  war.  This  was 'the  unparalleled '  de» 
fence  of  Fort  Sandusky,  by  a  youthi  of  twenty -one  years 
of  age.  In  August,  and  before  the  arrival  of  the  Ohio 
and  Kentucky  volunteers,  which  did  not  takie  place  until 
the  foUowine  month,  threatening  movements  had  been 
made  upon  all  the  different  forts,  established  by  the  Ame- 
ricas on  the  rivers  which  fall  intb  Lake  Erie.  After  the 
siege  of  Fort  Meigs,  the  British  had  been  considerably 
reinforced  by  regulars,  and  an  unusual  number  of  Indians 
under  their^reat  leader  Tecumseh.  It  wasall-important 
to  reduce  these  forts  before  the  art-ival  of^he  volunteers. 
Major  Croghan,  then  co^nmanding  at  Upper  Sandusky,  , 
having  received  intimation  that  the  enemy  were  about  to 
invest  thefgtctjof  Lower  Sandusky,  had  marched  to  this 
place  with  some^ndditional  force,  and  been  occupied  with 
great  assiduity  in  placing  it  in  the  bies^  posture  oi  defence. 
But  the  only  adoition  of  importance,  which  the  time 
would  allow  hin\  to  make,  was  a  ditcn  of  six  f€e.t  deep  ~ 
and  nine  feet  wide,  outside  the  stockade  of  pickets,  by 
which  these  hastily  constructed  forts  are  enclosed,  but 
which  ^n  afford  out  a  weak  defence  against  artillery." 
He  had  but  one  six  pounder,  and  itbet^t  on^  hundred  and 
sixty  men,  consisting  of  regulars,  and  detfichments  of  the 
Pittsburgh  and  Petersbxirgh  volunteers.^  General  Harri- 
son, not  conceiving  it  practici^le  to  defend  the  placer  or- 
dered young  CroSian  to  retire  on  the  approach  of  the 
enemy,  after  having  destroyed  the  works.  This  our 
young  hero,  taking  the  responsibility  upon  himself,  de- 
termined to  disobey.       > 

On  the  first  of  August,  General  Prqctor,  haying  left  t0 
large  body  of  Indians  under  Tecumseh,  to  kee°p  up  the 
appearance  of  a  siege  of  Fort  Meigs,  arrived  at  Saffiauaky 
with  about  five  hundred  regulars,  seven  hundred  Indians^  r 
and  soike  guni)oats.    After  the  general  had  Baade  such^ ' 


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digpositions  of  hi8  troops  as  to  cut  off  the  retreat  of  the 
earnson.  he  sept  a  flag  bj  colonel  Klliot  and  majqf  Cham. 
Bers,  deroandrng  a  surrender,  accompanied  with  the 
usua  base  and  detestable  threats,  of  butchery  3  cold 
blood  massacre,  if  the  garr.'son  should  hold  ou^t.  4^i: 
ried  answer  was  returned  bj  Croghan,  who  found  tlfat 

sCo^TrnTtr  iaS;^'^  '''''^^'  '^^  '^--'^'  -'^ 

during  the  n.ght.     In  the  morning,  they  oiined  witP 

St  '-^r^'  r'f  ^'1^  ^«^"  P''^"*^^  un/er  c^er  of  the 
niglit  withm  two  hundhed  and  fifty  yards  of  the  Dickets 
but  not  ^vth  much  effect.     About  f^ur  o'clock  inTeaJ^ 
ternoon,  ,t  was  d  scoyered  that  the  enemy  had  conceil 
rated  h.s  fire  against  the  north-west  angle,  with  ?he1^ 

ZnXl  •"?  K  "?."  ^''''''^'  •  '^''"^  P^'-t  ^^  immediately 
!?^*f?*t"^'^  V  ^''^  iPP««'t'»n  «f  bags  ot  flour  and  san/ 
80  that  the  pickets  sufferfed  but  little  ri,jury.  DuriuK  this' 
time,  tl/te  s,x  pounder  was  carefully  coiceiled  in  th?bar. 
t.on  which  covered  the  point  to  hi  assailed,  and  t  was 
loacled  with  slugs  ai^rape.     Aboui  five  hundred  ofThe 


enemy  now  advancW^n  close  column  to  assail  the  part 
Mjiere  .  was  supposed  \he  pickets  must  have  been  in  Sr- 
lil  !;  the  same  tiifie  making  several  feints,  to  draw  the 
attention  of  the  besieged  to  other  parts  of  the  ibrt  S  - 
force  being  thus  divided,  4  column'of  three  h««J ml  S 
fifty  nr^n,  which  were^o  eaveloped  in  smoke  aa  not  to 
b.  seen  until  they  approached  within  twenty  paces  of 
Je  l.pes,  advanced  rapidly  to)the  assault  A  fire  of 
liiusketry  trom  the  fort,  for  a  moment  threw  them  intd 
confusion ;  but  were  thus  quickly  rallied  by  coIonelShort 
their  commander,  who  now  springing  over  the  outer 
works  into  theditcb^r«mande\l  the  rist  to  fo  low  cJv 
mg  out,  "  give  the  d^  Fankees  no  quarter?^  Scef; 
m  these  detestable  words  escaped  his  libs  an.  S 
greater  part  ot  his  followers  landeif  initie  d  tTh!  ^1 Z 
SIX  pounder  opened  upon  them  u  most  de^tiuctive  fire 
irll°L  ;'«""*J;''g/hcgr;eater  part,  and  a.i.ongst  the 
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fate  as  their  fell«noI(  ierf   Th.?''  T  ^"'^  **«  »*«"4 
played  on  them,  the  S  Rr.!;  k  r*"*"  *'"'"*  ^''«  «gain 
confusion,  and  n  gnhe  of  fhl    ^  '^''^^  ^»'  thrownTnto 
*ed  to  thewooSs  "ahnCpai^ck  Sl""M*''*'':  "ffi^*--^ 
^    «oon  followed  by  thTllZm     ^''^'^V^'^'y^^^^ 
confident  of  success,  and  S;tabIehS>  tT-  ?"'.*  ^ *»» 
«f  victory,  mostsignilly  cha^tiid  u„l.  J '"*-!f ''^^  "'« 
a  force  scarce  a  tinth  of  thpir^?'  l^T  'i.ovidence,  by 
"cribable  took  poSion  of  IL   '"'^T-    Terrour  inde- 
treated  towardsTei  trnts  scarcXl*''-*''  f*^  '^'^  «■«- 
*.ves  towards  the  fatai  ^0?'  Ihil.  I       ""^  ^^  ''^^^  ^^'^^'' 
ti.eir  allies  in  sullen  silence  '''^''"  "^«^  were  followed  bj 
'.  If  this  gallant  defence  deserves  fhp  ...  i 

brave,  the  subsequent  conduct^  K?*  "Wlause  of  the 
pra.se  of  every  friend  of  humanh v  Tk  '^**'  ***«^''^*«  *he 
ensued  deserves  to  be  denomiiZ/.W  ^tr'*"*  ^''•*^'»  °«^ 
band,forgettinginamon,eS«M  1"^'/"*-  '^^^^  ''«'e 
ine.Tiles8^foes,^who  sSto !!  ^^  ''"•^^*"  ««*"ed  by 
frarding  the  la^s  of  honou  !hu  ""'^'^'''''  ^J*"*  »^i*hout  re- 
«ire  of  rel.eving  Hounded^'el  TJ'  T^T  *?'*•  °"'^  ^^e  de- 
fu.  t  to  the  wretched    Had  Zl'u  ^  «f  administer-ing  com- 

brothers,  the/coufd  not  hav/e-? 

solicitude,    i'he  whole  nth?  "P«"e°ced  a  iiiore  tender 

ing  to  assuage  thefr  suSI  r'^^^HPied  in  endeavour' 
i^ruter,  were'handed  over  the^oickr""''?'  *"^  ^"""^^^^  "f 
,  made,  by  which  many  of  the  S'  *  '"  "P^^'^'S  '^a* 
vere  immediatelv  sunn  itrl  *  5k '^'''  ^^'"^  **''«°  iti%ho 
although  a  firfng  Ls  £  uo  w?th  l^^f'^  '^'^^  ^^^^^^> 
rt^y,  until  8o.oe^time  in  tt  Lh[  tSI  f '"^  r^V*^^  «°«- 
8»n  amounted  to  one  killed  anH«  '"'*  ^^^^^e  ga^- 

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in  tli  IjS  <aS3lB^  l***  "droiratlon  of  every  partr 
Wi^Sia:  A^?J  I?ff '■'^'';"'  t»««ther  with  h.VcoJ 
ETv  S  li£t     Vr*®*!  ?"**  'ieutenants  Johnson,  Bay- 

!fif^   itt^'P*"*^.^""^"'  ofthe  iMh,  totether  with T« 

cJoertfr TrL Jn  ^  *^*'''*'*'^*  r*''^***  the  thanks  of 
Snr^olon.I^    I    »^»«  P"-*™*****'  t«  th^.  rank  of  Heo- 

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LakeK  n  ^.l^f  '^^TP'^^*'  ^"^  naval  armament  «J 
ri'ted  .  L  t^  ^^^  H^'^^  of  August,  t),e  fleet  was  co.a- 

»H,  oyer  tne  bar,  on  which  there  are  but  five  feet  water 
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turned  on  the  eighth,  and  afterVeceivingrrS^Xt" 
tieiflh''!:  '^.••""^i.t  bv  captain  Elliot,  sailed  aglotTe 

«•  miriy  miJes.     His  fleet  consisted  of  the  brig  Lawrence 
lednl^nT'  *^  Niagara,  captain  Elliot,  of  lofTheTa.' 

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mePt  him  T-u  ^  ^ .  .^'^  weigh,  and  stood  out  to 
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this  was  much  more  than  counterbalanced  by  the  size  of 
those  of  the  enemy,  and  the  number  of  their  gJns  Their 
fleet  consisted  ef  the  Detroit,  captain  Barclaf  "SngLn  ' 
and  ^^ howitzers;  the  Queen  Charlotte,  of  1 7 gu,«,^aD: 
Chan  n7T.'  t''«  «*^'^"«"«'- Lady  Pr^os't,  lieutS  Z 
Chan,  of  13  j?nns,  and  2  ho  withers;,  the  brie  Hunter  of 
10  ,«ns;  the  sloop  Little  Belt,  of  3;  and  tL  schooner 

an;j';!;iuns      ^""  ""^  ^  *^°  ''"'"^'^  ''  '"  *"  "^  ^"«"'»  ' 

When  the  Americans  stood  out,  the  British  fleet  had 
thp  ^^  eat her^uage ;  but  the  wind  soon  after  changed,  and 

T|-        'r  ^"'T'?".  "*'*  *°  windward.    Thl  line  of 
batt!.  vas  formed  at  eleven,  .and  at  fifteen  minutes  be- 
fore tv  elve  the  enemv's  flag  ship,  the  Queen  Charlotte. 
op.ne,i  her  fire  upon  the  Lawrence,  whSh  she  sustained 
for  ten  minutes,  hefure  she  could  approach  near  enough 
ftr  her  carronades  to  return.     She  therefore  bore  up. 
makins;  signals  for  the  other  vessels  to  hasten  to  her  IbS 
port,  and  about  twelve,  bought  her  guns  to  bear  upon  tfe 
enemy.     Unfortunately,  the  wind  bting  too  light,  the  re! 
majnder  of  the  souadron  could  notbe  broijght  up  to  her 
assistance,  and  she  was  compelled  to  contend,  far  two 
hours    with  two  8hip8  of  equaT  force.    The  contest  wag. 
notwithstanding,  kept  up  with  unshaken  courage,  and  a 
degree  of  coo  ness  wliich  deserves  the  highest  aTmiration. 
By  this  time  the  brig,  which  had  so  long  borne  the  brunt 
of  the  whole  of  the  British  force,  had  become  entirely  un- 
manageable;  every  gun  was  dismounted,  and,  with  the 
exception  of  four  or  five,  her  whole  crew  either  killed  or 
7^A    i^\    P««''-y  "«:^»  with  admirable  presence  of  mind, 
and  which  drew  forth  the  praise  of  the  gallant  officer  to   ^ 
whom  he  was  opposed,  resolved  to  shift  his  flag,  leaped 
into  his  boat,  imd  heroically  waving  his  sworJ,  pasSed 
unhurt  to  elie  Niagara.    At  the  moment  he  reached  the 
^lagara,  he  saw  with  anguish  the  flag  of  his  ship  come 
down ;  she  was  utterly  unable  to  make  further  resistance, 
and  It  would  have  been  a  wanton  waste  of  the  remaininir 
lives,  to  continue  the  contest;  the  enemy  was  not  ablS 
to  t.k  •  possession  ot  her.     Captain  Elliot,  seconding  the 
•csign  of  the  commodore,  volunteered  to  bring  up  the 


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rest  of  the  fleet ;  for  at  this  critical  moment  the  wind  had 
providentialljr  increased.  Perry  now  bore  down  upon 
the  enemy  with  a  fresh  ship;  and  passing  ahead  of  the 
Detroit,  Queen  Charlotte,  and  Lady  Prevost,  poured  a 
destructive  broadside  into  each  from  his  starboard,  and 
from  his  larboard  into  the  Chippewa  and  Little  Belt.  In 
this  manner  cuttinj;  through  the  line,  he  was  within  pis- 
tol *hot  of  the  Lady  Prevost,  which  received  so  heavy  a 
fire  as  to  compel  her  men  to  run  below.  At  this  moment 
the  Caledonia  dame  up,  and  opened  her  fire ;  8e<^ral 
others  of  the  squadron  were  enabled  soon  after  to  do  the 
same.  For  a  time,  this  novel  and  important  combat 
mingled  with  indescribable  violence  and  liiry.  The  issue 
of  a  campaign,  the  mastery  of  a  sea,  the  glory  and  re- 
nown of  two  rival  nations,  matched  for  the  first  time  in 
scpiadron,  were  the  incentives  to  the  contest.  But  it 
was  not  long  before  the  scale  turned  in  favour  of  Perry, 
and  his  ship,  the  Lawrence,  was  again  enabled  to  hoist 
her  flag.  '1  he  Queen  Charlotte,  having  lost  her  captain 
and  all  the  principal  officers,  by  some  mischance  ran  foul 
of  the  Detroit,  and  the  greater  part  of  the  guns  of  both 
ships  were  rendered  useless.  Thev  were  now  compelled 
to  sustain,  in  turn,  an  incessant  fire  from  the  Niagara, 
and  the  other  vessels  of  the  squadron.  The  flag  of  cap- 
tain Barclay  was  soon  after  struck,  and  those  of  the 
Queen  Charlotte,  the  Lady  Prevost,  the  Hunter,  and 'the 
Chippewa,  came  down  in  succession  :  the  Little  Belt  at- 
tempted to  escape,  but  was  pursued  by  two  gun  boats 
and  captured. 

Thu8,  after  a  contest  of  three  hours,  was  this  unparal- 
kled  naval  victory  achieved,  in  which  every  vessel  of  the 
enemy  was  captured  5  the  first  occurrence  of  the  kind  ever 
recorded.  If  any  thing  could  heigliten  this  glorious  vic- 
tory, it  was  the  modest  yet  sublime  manner  in  which  it 
was  announced  by  the  incomparable  Perry ;  said  he,  we 

HAVB  MET  THE  ENEMY,   AND  THET   ARE  OURS.       Britain 

had  been  beaten  in  single  combat ;  she  was  now  beatea 
in  squadron,  where  she  had  conceived  herself  invincible. 
The  loss  in  this  bloody  affair,  was  very  great  in  propor- 
tion to  the  numbers  ei)|aged.    The  Americaos   had 

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twenty-seven  kilted  and  ninety-six  wounded ;  amongst 
the  first,  were  lieutenant  Brooks,  of  the  marines,  and 
midshipman  Laub ;  amongst  the  latter,  were  lieutenant 
Yarnell.  sailing-master  Taylor,  purser  Hamilton,  and 
midsihipnien  Claxton  and  Swartwout.  The  loss  of  the 
British  was  about  two  hundred  in  killed  and  wounded, 
and  the  number  of  prisoners  amounted  to  six  hundred, 
exceeding  the  whole  number  of  the  Americans.  Com- 
modore Barclay,  a  gallant  officer,  wh6  had  lost  an  arm  at 
the  battle  of  Trafalgar,  was  severely  wounded,  and  the 
loss  of  officers,  on  the  side  of  Che  British,  was  unusually 
great.  Among  the  officers  particularly  spoken  of  on  this 
occasion,  were  captain  Elliot,  lieutenants  Turner,  Ed- 
wards, Forest,  Clark,  and  (ummings,  besides  those  al- 
ready mentioned. 

Never  was  any  event  received  with  such  unbounded 
demonstrations  of  joy.  All  party  feelings  were  for  a 
mctment  forgotten,  and  this  glorious  occurrence  cele- 
brated by  illtiininatiuns  and  festivals,  from  one  end  of  the 
continent  to  the  other. 

It  is  highly  gratifying  to  know,  that  the  treatjj 
the  British  prisoners  was  such,  as  to  callr  fc 
thanks.    Captain  Barclay  declared,  that  *'  ih 
of  commodore  Perry  towards  the  captive  yffit 
men,  was  sufficient,  of  itself,  to  immortalize^ )am.'* 

We  were  now  masters  of  the  lake;  but  our  territory 
tvas  still  in  the  possession  of  Proctor.  The  next  move- 
ment would  be  against  the  BntisK-and  Indians  at  De- 
troit, and  at  Vlalden.  General  H^irrison  called  on  a 
portion  of  the  Ohio  militia,  which  had  been  embodied  j 
and  on  the  seventh,  four  thousand  Kentuckians,  the  flower 
of  the  state,  with  their  venerable  governour,  Isaac  Shelby, 
the  hero  of  king's  mountain,  at  their  head,  arrived  at 
Harrison's  camp.  With  the  co-operation  of  the  fleet,  it 
was  determined  to  proceed  at  once  to  Maiden:  and  at 
the  same  moment,  colonel  Johnson  was  ordered  to  pro- 
ceed with  a  body  of  Kentuckians  to  Detroit.  These  ac- 
•  eordlngly  marched  ;  but  on  approaching  the  river  Raisin, 
where  tliose  scenes  of  horniur  had  been  acted,  they  halted 
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^hich  they  experienced  on  this  occasion,  cannot  be  de- 
j£ribed ;  raanv  of  them  had  lost  their  friends  and  reJa- 
tiiMis,  whdse  bones  they  now  gathered  up,  after  in  vain 
atteihpting  to  distinguish  them ;  and  therefore  consigned 
them  to  avcommon  grave,  with  the  most  aflFectmg  demon- 
strations of  grief.  .  , 
On  the  anh,  the  troops  were  received  on  board,  and 
on  the  same  day  reached  a  point  below  Maldert.    The 
British  general  had  in  the  meanwhile  destroyed  the  fort 
and  publick  storesj  and  liad  retreated  along  the  Thames, 
towards  the  Moraviki^  villages,  together  with  Tecumseh  s  ^ 
Indians.     A  number  of  females  came  out  to  implore  the 
protection  of  the  American  general,  as  though  it  had  been 
necessary :  general  Harr'i^n  had  given  orders^that  even 
Proctor,  if  taken,  should  nbt  be  hurt ;  nay,  the  dwa^hng 
of  the  obnoxious  Elliot,  waSvnot  even  touched  by  the 
magnanimous  Kentuckians,  wh\had  been  represented  by 
Proctor  as  savages. 

It  was  now  resolved  by  Harrison  and  Slielby,  to  pro- 
ceed immediatelv  in  pursuit  of  Proctor.    On  the  second 
of  October,  they  marched  with  about  three- thousand  hve 
hundred  mea,  selected  for  the  purpose,  consisting  of  co- 
lonel Ball's  dragoons,  colonel  Johnson's  regiment,  and 
other  detachments  of  governour  Shelby's  volunteers. 
The  heroick  Perry  accompanied  general  liarrwon,  as  a 
volunteer  aid.    Ihey  moved  with  such  rapidity,  that  they 
encamped  the  first  day  a^  the  distance  of  twenty -six 
miles.    The  next  day  they  captured  a  guard,  by  whom 
they  learned  that  Proctor  was  not  aware  ot  their  ap- 
proach, but  had  sent  to  destroy  the  bridges.    On  the 
fourth,  thev  were  detained  some  time  by  a  deep  creek, 
the  bridge  over  which  had  been  partly  destroyed ;  and  a 
number  of  Indians  commenced  an  attack  from  the  oppo- 
site bank,  but  were  dispersed  by  colonel  Johnson,  and  the 
artillery  of  major  Wood,  while  tlie  bridge  was  repaired. 
On  the  other  side,  they  captured  two  thousand  stand  of 
arms  j  the  houses  containing  the  enemy's  publick  stores, 
togetlier  with  several  vessels  were  on  hre.    On  the  hitti, 
the  pursuit  was  renewed,  when,  after  capturing  some 
property  to  a  considerable  amount,  ^ey  reached  the  plact 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR. 


where  the  enemy  had  ehcarfiped  the  nigiit  before.  Colo- 
Bel  Johnson  was  sent  forward,  to  reconnoitre  the  Bntish 
and  Indian  forces;  and  he  very  s.ion  returned  w.th  in- 
formation,  that  thev  had  made  a  stand  a  f.w  miles  ds- 
ton'  and  were  readv  for  action.  They  were  drawn  up 
J'cro'ss  a  narrow  strip  of  land,  covered  with  beach  tree' 
and  hemmed  in  on  one  side  bv  a  swamp,  and  on  the  other 

brthe  river;  their  left  reste^on  th«  rw.^'vTln'dlani 
their  artillery;  and  their  ri^ht  consisted  of  the  Indians 
umie.  Tecums.h,  who  occupied  the  more  dense  forest  in 

""'^l^i:^^  t^::-were  now  f^-d '"  "ll^ 
battle.     General  Trptter's  brigade  formed  the  front  line, 
with  general  Desha's  division  en  potmce  on  the  left.     Me- 
Teral  King's  brigade  formed  a  second  line,  in  the  rear  of 
general  Trotter,  and  Chile's,  as  a  crps  of  reserve  ;b« A 
Sr  the  command  of  major-general  Henry.    Eadi  bn- 
eade  averaged  500  men.     The  angKfo"ned  by  Desha  • 
fede  an^  Trotter's,  was  occupied  by  the  venerable 
Sh^bv      The  regular  troops,  amounting  to  one  hundred 
«nd  twenty  menf  were  formed  in  columns,  occupying  a 
Tamrspace  between  the  road  and  the  river,  for  the  pur- 
^se  of  seizing  the  artillery,  should  the  enemy  be  repuU- 
•  S      General  Barrison  had  at  first  ordered  colonel  Jolm- 
Jo^'s  mounted  men  to  form  in  tw6  lines,  >«  ^ont  of  the 
Ind.anT;  but  the  underwood  being  too  close  here  for  ca- 
ialrv  to  act  with  any  effect,  he  determined  upon  a  mode 
of  atuck  altogether  new.    Know  ng  the  deitentv  of  the 
backwoXmen  in  riding  through  forests,  and  tlie  little 
"  ^convenience  to  them  of  <^"rg,^heir  nfies  m  such  a 
luuation,  he  determined  to  refuse  his  left  to  the  Indiana 
!V^^  Sire  on  the  regulars,  drawn  up  among  the  beech 
f^ees !  th?mounted^giment  was  accordingly  drawn  up 
trees,  me  ..  ^  ,,„  but  a  short  distance   m 

SiTa;,  whenTe'mounted  men  received  the  enemy  s 
fie  3 'were  insUntly  ordered  to  charge,  ihe  horses 
in  fron  of  the  colu.nn,  at  first  .;eco.led  from  the  fire  J  but 
oftor  ant  in  motion,  and  immediately  at  lull  speea 
ri  £S  Uie  enemy  with  irresistible 'force.  In  one 
broke  tnrougn  tue  enemy  wv  Thi.mnunted  mea 

»upute  the  contest  was  oter  in  froat.    The  mouniea  raei^ 


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or  the  pur- 
be  repuls- 
lonel  John- 
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srity  of  the 
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8  in  such  a 
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distance   in 
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iMtantlj  formed  in  their  rear  .nrf 

bJ;.  ".^ V"*  »»>»"*  to  mSi  'ai"?hr?'*  *  destructive 

BntJgh  officers,  finding  itUn^^M^V  f"''^^  ^''«''  «»• 

ir*t  fMrv.    Colond  S!  M  H  '''««n  by  Tecumseh  with 

he  returned  with  eK!  w^i^e  •h?^.?'^''"*^'-*'  which 
^«rds  the  point  occunied  ht  1    ''"'•*^'  advanced  to- 
first  made  kn  imnreEn    ''^.5°r«"'our  Shelby,  and  at 
,  ^l^ujht  a  regireK'l?„ilort"*  ?k'  "^^^  -"-our 
"gedwithincreasinxfurv.  ,ZT;-    ^'"^   ^°'"*'»t  "ow 
twelve  or  fifteen  hubdre/*Ji^'!l''!f"'  *«*'•«  "»"•''«'•  of 
tarn  their  ground  to  the  iL?    Ti?  ^K-Tr'^^d  to  main-     • 
cumseh  could  be  distinctl^toi^^  '"'"'''*'  ^'>'<^e  <»f  Te- 
"ours^  and  althouSlX  i!"^'  encouraging  his  war- 
that  of  the  morass,  iherfou^hr'T,*'^^*  excepting  on 
«>urage  than  had  evHeen  iYtnT;?^"?°'"!u^«'"°''°«d 
^n  incident  soon  occuri'ed   h^^^*** '°  *''«««  People. 
contest    Colonel  Kon-'ter'*'  which  decicQ ?he 
^e  warriours,  clusSraro^nn'*/?'^'"**  *''"?«*  where 
appeared  resolved  to  K?".*"^'  undaunted  chief,    > 
hundred  rifles  were  aimed  itYh.^'^**  ^"  »  "'°'»««  a' 
form  and  the  white  horsrwhlh  K  ^"^S"*^"".  whose  uni- 
spicuous  object;  his  hoK^dress  "^'^'^''^'^  »  ^on^^ 
were  pierced  with  bullets   hJ«hni^  ?^*^°"^e"*eut8, 
«ng  a  number  of  wounds     At  ^T^  '""self  receiv-* 
about  to  sink  under  him  th^A  ^*  ^^^^^ '''«  hOrse  was 
w ithr  blood  from  his  wound!  ^*"°§.Kentuckian,  covered 

with  h^s  tomahawk,  fut  striS  wjl^  .r^*'  sprang  forward 

warnpur  who  stood  before  Wnri    ^^^''P^'^^'^^^ceotthe 

and  «,at  moment  was  h ^1^   'tJ''^**^  «"•  a  moment! 

^  PJstol  at  his  breast   anH^K-  7^t  ^^ntuckian  levelled 

««t.nt,  fell  tothT^ro:nWh?klri?**^ 

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•»  •  great  and  a  maimaniiBou.  cS    if.!.^  I'M  enenne^ 

«»-itv  in  hi.  r„.f„."„t"id  rarcf^n""™ 

he  could  be  easilw  h;«.^«.       j  manuersj  by  tlie  former 
ftemtofVS  for-h.''''**  «^«°  «fter /eath,  a.non« 


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"  •  private.    W^l  ^^^ft  r^'^^  °"  thi^JS 

P^Me*  of  o«r  revolution   BHrrf    i   '""?''*  ^^•''Don,  the  fr? 
more  resfcir^  /""uod,  surrendered  bv  Hnli    »         '^^®' 

waaeofbJeTtoTcaTet^n"'^^^^ 

Pn«aed.    His  carn£«j  wa«\       3 '"'»«»».  thouffh  Kt" ' 
pmjte  papers  MdiSfnTetiTtt^^^  in  Ihich  J^     - 

Ihe  time  wag  now  come   Jh"  k     ***«*«  ^^  h's  retreai 


Uta  .«:  *■  '**>'*^  corae. 

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HISTORY  OP  THE  WAH. 


tified  revenge :  and  what  is  more,  the  instruments  whe 
perpetrated  those  horrid  deeds  were  now  at  their  dispo- 
sal ;'  bereft  of  hope  by  this  signal  defeat  and  the  loss  of 
their  great  leader,  the» savages  sued  for  peace,  and  as  an 
/eajMiest  of  their  sincerity,  offered  to  raise  their  toma- 
l         I  hawks  on  the  side  of  the  UniteT^States,  and  to  iaflict' 

upon  the  British  prisoners,  tlie  same  abominable  cruel-      <^, 
fees,  they  had  practised  on  the  Americans.     But  the 
Kentuckians,  to  their  honour,  far  from  giving  way  to  the 
passions  of  revenge,  forebore  even  a  word,  or  look  of 
insult;  there  was  not  even  an  allusion  to  the  murder  of 
their  brothers  and  friends;  the  prisoners  were  distributed 
in  small  parties,  in  the  interiour  towns,  and  although  ex- 
tremely insulting  in  their  deportment,  were  not  merely 
treated  with  humanity,  but  in  many  places  actually  ca- 
ressed and  fed  with  dainties  by  the  compassionate  inhabi- 
tants.   This  treatment  was  carried  to  an  excess,  wmich 
might  properly  deserve  the  name  of  folly,  were  it  not  a 
noble  mode  of  revenge  for  vyh^t  our  countrymen  at  that 
moment  endured  in  the  British  dungeons  on  the  land,  and 
in  the  floating  prisons  on  the  sea,  where  they  underwent 
every  species  of  distress,  wretchedness  and  torture. 

Nor  Mas  the  treatment  of  the  conquered  savages  less 
geflerous.  Peace  was  granted  to  them,  and  during  the 
succeeding  winter  they  were  actually  subsisted  at  the 
publick  expense.  They  stipulated  to  raise  the  tomahawk 
against  their  former  friends,  but  engaged  not  to  assail 
the  defenceless  and  the  non-combatant.*  t 

The  Indian  wai*  being  now  settled,  and  security  re- 
stored to  our  frontier,  the  greater  part  of  the  volunteers 
wer^^  permitted  to  return  home ;  and  Harrison,  after  sta 
lioning  general  Cass  at  Detroit,  with  about  one  thoui^aod 
men,  proceeded,  according  to  his  instructions,  with  the 
remainder  of  his  force,  to  join  the  army  of  the  centre  at 
Bufiaioe.    Shortly  before  his  arrival  at  this  place,  au  in- 

•  The  British  ministers  at  Ghent,  a  year  afterwards,  demanded 
ni^  i  «  .  IIP  a  •«■««  ywi  non,  that  an  article  should  be  inserted  in  the  treatr 
'?"'       '  in  Ikrour  of  tiicse  their  quandam  alUeB»  but  who  wert  at  that 

r  I      .*•   ;  tifiie  their  enemies. 


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19S 


,  Jrestinj;  correspondence  between  him  and  general  Vin- 
S?'**4  r;f8  brought  on  by  a  request  from  the  latter,  that 
the  Bntish  (li^onerg  in  his  possession  might  be  treated 
with  humanity.  General  iiarrison,  after  assuring  him 
that  such  a  request  was  unnecessary,  referred  him  to  the 

Sraoners  themselves  for  information  on  this  score.    He 
len  took  occasion  to  go  into  a  minute  rfetail  of  the  enor- 
mities committed  by  the  British  and  Indians,  in  the  morfe 
ot  warfare  which  they  had  practised  towards  the  Ameri- 
cans.   He  painted  the  scenes  of  the^erjlaisin,  and 
the  Miami,  with  others  of  a  similar  character,  and  which 
general  Proctor  had  atteroptisd  to  cover  by  ah  infamous 
slander  of  the  Western  people:  he  at  the  same  time  sta- 
'  ted,  that  in  no  single  insUnce  had  the  British  complained 
ot  a  deviation  from  civilized  warfare  on  Our  part  j  jfor  the 
truth  of  these  facts,  he  appealed  to  the  personal  know- 
ledge of  general  Vincent.    General  Harrison  distinctly 
stated,  that,  in  his  treatment  to  British  prisoners,  he 
acUy  purely  from  a  sense  of  humanity,  and  not  on  the 
score  of  reciprocity,  and  as  there  were  still  a  number  of 
those  Indians,'  who  reside  beyond  the  boundaries  of  the 
United  States,  in  the  employment  of  the  British,  he  now 
wished  to  be  informed  explicitly,  whether  these  aUies 
would  be  restrained  m  future,  or  whether  general  Vincent 
would  permit  them  to  practise  their  usual  cruelties. 
"•Use  then,  I  pray  ypu,»*  said  he,  "your  authority  and 
influence  to  stop  the  dreadful  effusion  of  innocent  Wood, 
which  proceeds  from  the  employment  of  those  savase 
monsters,  whose  aid,  as  must  now  be  discovered,  islo 
little  to  be  depended  on  when  most  wanted,  and  which 
'^  '?*^,?®.*n^»"8*'»  effect  on  the  issue  of  the  war.  The 
cffisct  of  their  barbarities  will  not  be  confined  to  the  nre- 
sent  generafaon.    Ages  yet  to  come  will  feel  the  £ep 
rooted  hatred  and  enmity,  which  they  must  produce  be- 
tween  the  two  nations.'^'    He  concluded  by  declarine, 
that  unless  a  stop  should  be  put  to  these  proceedings,  he 
W9uld  be  under  the  necessity  of  retorting  the  same  treat- 
ment, which  as  a  soldier  he  most  sincerely  deprecated. 
This  part  of  his  letter  cannot  bejo  well  approved ;  it  i«a 
rareat  which  the  goyernment  viitdd  not  have  permitted 

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HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR. 


■m 


to  be  put  m  execution  |  retaliation  is  only  jugtifiable  as  ft 
mode  of  preventing  a  violation  of  the  laws  of  nations,  but 
not  as  a  punishment  for  it;  this,  in  fact,  places  the  civi- 
lized nations  upon  a  footing  with  the  barbarianf  The 
wanton  practice  of  militarj  executions,  was  properly  ar- 
rested by  general  Washington?  but  had  he  proceeded  at 
OBce  to  the  slaughter  of  his  prisoners,  it  would  have 
caused  a  war  of  extermination.  There  is  something  ex- 
ceedingly repugnant  to  the  feelings,  in  this  substitution 
of  the  objects  of  punishment  " 
to  suffer  for  the  guilty. 


in  thus  causing  the  innocent 


The  reply  of  general  Vincents  was  not  unlike  that  of 
«r  Sidney  Beckwith,  vague  and  evasive.  He  expressed 
himself  peifectly  satisfied  on  the  score  of  the  treatment 
of  the  prisoners,  but  with  respect  to  the  other  topicksi  he 
decimed  saying  any  thing;  it  was  beyond  his  power  to 
giv«  an eay«c«t  answer;  bat  he  pledged  his  honour,  that 
to  the  utmost  of  his  power,  be  would  join  with  renoral 
llamson  in  alleviating  the  calamities  of  war.  Although 
generttl  Harrison  pledged  himself  to  produce  proofs  of 
«very  thing  which  he  stated,  general  Viacent  chdse  to 
be  silent  upon  the  subject ;  neither  disavowing  that  such 
acts  were  sanctioned  by  tbc  British  government,  nor  call- 
rtg  the  trnth  of  them  in  question^  they  will,  therefore, 
remain  an  indelible  stiglna  on  th6  British  name. 


CHAPTOR  XI. 

Ikepnratioin  for  invading  Ctnadit-^Genend  'Wtlkinaon  tdKs  com- 
mand—nmdezvoas  of  the  American  forces— ^General  Wttkin- 
•on  descends  the  St.  Lawrence— Battle  of  Chrystler's  field- 
Hampton's  inabiUty  to  co-operate— PaUure  of  the  expedition- 
Cruize  of  Commodore  Chauncey— The  burniag  of  Newark- 
British  retaUation. 
-_  *■■ 

Thb  glorious  result  #the  operations  of  the  norfli-weat- 
^^-  ern  army,  and  the  splendid  victory  on  the  lake,  opened, 


#'*.  *•  il 


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'      HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR. 


•195 


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5, 


werJ'nYA\r".*'^f''"'^V'"^'^*'«»  »f  Canada.    We 
were  now  in  the  situation  that  we  should  have  been  at 

XrarcTerur''fh*'^  ""'.''•^  «""'^^^^^^^ 

SiatX  Rr:«„h  Jj  /*'*''*  '^**'  however,  this  difcrence, 
kctiS  tr^onl  i-***'','""  '"  Pr^^«  for  a  defence,  bv  coU 
jecting  troops,  disciplining  their  militia,  and  fortffyine 
the  borders  of/the  St.  Lawrence.  On  ^e  other  haXl 
S  anv  r™'*'*^'"  ^r  ^'^  *^»^^*«d  «»^^«  frontier,  Jan 
hadhl.n^^  T""  *?'  r*""'  "°**«^  «««?«"  ^hose  merits 
Mrtof  thiTn^-"*'*"'^"^"'''  *"*»  l?esides,:the  greater 
Se  British  tS"'  °  uT  '^'^^''^'^'^  »»«*  '*«<^»«'-«d  ^inst 
rie««?KM*r  T*'*.P"'»'«'^  '^as  now  aO  elated  by  ^ese. 
Son^u  r"**°i  ""^^r^  **»  *»»«  westward,  that  it  was 

four*  and  1*****"  '^  ^"'''"r  ^^^  **  *«»*  *««««» '"  o»r  fa- 
in «uf?l^**  expected  that  the  administration  would 
go  about  the  conquest  of  Canada  in  earnest. 

man  af  .nf^  "*^  ^*.^*r  department,  there  was  now  a 
^d^liTF  *"?  distingufshed  talents,  who  had  re^ 
?S  „.*  •  F  ?™®  *>';^*'* '  ^'^'^  •*  «"»  supposed  that,  from 
*  Availed  hSii'rr".''''  •''"•*  *•«  ""'tar^'lffkirs,  he  had 
availed  himself  of  his  opportunities  to  the  best  ad  vantaire. 
Much  was  expected  from  him.  In  a  short  tlraeit^s 
rnt"?M  1r^'  ^*  ^'''  improvements  were  iTtr^duIS 
nr!llr  **?*';'™''"J'  particularly  in  the  selection  and 
f/Zi  r     •  ^''^u*'®*^"  «^  the  army.    General  Am 

edihfiura/^iri"r         ^•^'^^'^  p'-^-^^'- 

front^^wi^h^.T**'' /*****»  proceeded  to  the  northern 
Mt-  and  whL  E *•  f  Tr**'°°*  **'K«"«d  in  the  cabi- 
der  his  own  «vi  '^V?'"r^  '°  ^  P"* '"  execution  un- 
in  iSf  S-^  •  P?  Pj*°  "  afterwards  developed  was 
t?oi  nL^  **'T''  ^"*.?'*''*  **»»  P«'-haps.  in  its  execu! 
iSnies  Al?h®nS*K*"°'"*""*  forachSge  of  circum- 
mSS  ,^'tnou^the  season  was  far  advanced,  much 
roiglityet  bedone,  but.  to  satisfy  the  publickeinecta- 

^^^^0%^!''  ""^'^  "^7  ^*^  "^^^  raUerfy^'ite 
success  of  Harnson,  was  scarccfy  possible.    Little  short 

butv^e1S/.^?r**^°^  V'^''*  would  sutBce,  and 
d?ffiJ.S?r.  *  iL**^  *•"*  "**"*  <*f  *»»•  enterprise,  and  tiie 
SfatlSStS^  encountered,  p^vailed  throughout  tlie 
great  body,  of  the  nation.    The  people  in  this  country. 


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like  other  sovereigns,  are  unfortunately  too  apt  to  look 
little  further  than  the  success  or  failure  of  their  agents, 
without  much  weighing  the  peculiar  circumstances  under 
which  they  maj  have  acted.  To  the  desire  of  doing  too 
much,  may  perhaps  be  attributed  the  misfortunes  we  ex- 
perienced in  a  campaign,  which  resulted  so  diiferently 
from  our  wishes  and  expectations.  ?SI 

^«;Mf**''  ^^^  resignation  of  general  Dearborne,  general 
Wilkinson,  who  then  commanded  in  the  southern  sec- 
tion of  the  union,  was  called  to  the  command  of  the  Ame- 
rican forces.    It  was  generally  admitted,  that  he  possess- 
ed a  greater  share  cf  military  science  than  any  one  in  th« 
array.    The  general,  on  taking  command,  issued  an  order 
which  gave  universal  satisfaction?  and  it  was  expected 
that,  for  the  sake  if  firmly  establishing  hi«  reputation  be- 
yond the  power  of  his  enemies,  he  would  endeavour  to 
render  some  signal  service  to  his  country.    The  force 
under  his  command,  on  the  Niagara,  amounted  to  eight 
thousand  regulars,  besides  those  under  Harrison,  who 
was  expected  in  the  course  of  the  month  of  October. 
General  Hampton,  a  distinguished  revolutionary  officer^ 
had  also  been  called  from  the  sooth,  and  appointed  to  the 
command  of  the  army  of  the  north,  then  encamped  at 
Plattsburg,  and  amounting  to  about  four  thousand  men. 
As  the  season  for  military  operations  was  drawing  to  a 
close,  it  was  determined  to  lose  no  time,  and  measures 
were  immediately  taken  for  carrying  into  effect  the  pro- 
jected invasion.    The  outline  of  the  plan  which  had  been 
adopted,  was  simply  to  descend  the  8t  Lawrence,  pass- 
ing the  British  posts  above,  and  after  a  junction  with  ge- 
neral Hampton  at  some  designated  point  on  the  river, 
proceed  to  the  island  of  Montreal ;  and  then,  to  ase  the 
words  of  general  Wilkinson,  « their  artillery,  bayonets, 
and  swords,  most  secure  them  a  triumph,  or  provide  for 
them  honourable  graves."    It  is  said  that  a  difference  of       ^- 
opinion  existed  between,  the  ^neral,  and  the  Secretary 
at  War ;  the  former  not  considering  it  prudent  to  leave 
JCinpton,  and  other  British  garrisons,  in  the  rear }  while 
the  latter  seemed  to  think,  0iat  as  there  was  no  dottbt  of 
taking  Montreal,  all  the  posts  on  the  river  and  lakes 


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ajove  that  place,  must  fall  of  course.  The  correctness 
,  whw/eaMtung  cannot  be  denied ;  but  as  tliere  is  a  de- 
^  of  uncertainty  in  every  human  undertaking,  it  is  uft- 
wise  to  make  no  allowance  for  some  possible,  failure,  and 
not  to  calculate  the  consequences?  excepting  indeed,  in 
those  cases,  where  the  party,  like  Cajsar,  resolves  to  be 
great  or  dead. 

«„Z?®  *T^1  ^^'^^.  *'**^  ^«"  di'stribnted  in  different 
i^Sf '  f.  j*at;oned  at  various  points,  was  now  to  be 
CTncentrated  at  some  place  most  convenient  for  its  em- 

K.  tir*  o  *t'*  P*'"^'®  Grenadier's  Island,  which 
lies  between  Sackett^s  ftarbour  and  Kingston*  was-  se- 
lected, on  account  of  its  contiguity  to  the  St  Lawrence, 
as  tt«  most  proper  place  of  rendezvous.  On  the  second 
of  October,  GeneraL  Wilkinson  left  Fort  George,  with 
the  principal  body  of  the  troops,  and  soon  after  riched 
the  island,  where  he  occupied  himself  incessantly  in  mak- 
ing the  necessary  preparations  for  the  prosecution  of  his 
entemrise.  He  several  {imes  visited  Sacketfs  Harbour, 
at  which  place  the  troops  first  arrived,  and  after  receiv- 
r!S]?!Il°*''*??*r^  aapplies,  proceeded  to  the  place  of 


r«T«T;ri  v;"'"'".''*  ""?  *J"adron»  and  proceed  to  the  island. 
Colonel  Dennis  was  left  in  the  command  of  Sackett's 
Harbour;  and  the  general  having  provided  a  sufficient 
number  of  boats  to  transport  the  artillery  through  Se  St 

««f-!*  ^^  *TP*  *'*"*  collected,  exceeded  seven  thou- 
sand  men,  and  were  composed  of  colons;!  Porter's  light 
.  artillery,  a  few  companies  of  colonel  Scott's  and  Ma- 
comb's regiments  o(^ artillery,  twelve  rtgiments  of  i*. 
ftiBtry,  and  Forsythe's  rifle  corps.  "«  oi  in- 

«iilir!"5r'"*°V^^''l*''^'*  winds,  which  prevailed  for 
several  days  on  the  Lake.lt  was  not  until  £e  25th  tha* 
fte  trmy  could  get  under  weigh.  The  gene^^at  (hjf 
fcti^"*"*^«^^«««r«^  •"?«".  notw,thrtar.c!ii,g  wlS 
he  still  continued  to  direct  the  movements  of  t&  mnv 
A  few  days  before,  he  received  intelligence,  thatlhe  ena- 
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my,  in  conseqjience  of  hig  departure  from  Fort  Georee 
had  also  abandoned  that  neigb'S.urhood,  and  was  S 
S!?«?  ^'*"««°t«ti»g  h»  forces  at  Kings^,  coJceUC 

which  Lrfif.  ^'**''  f  **•*  P]*"  °f  rendezvous,  and 
Which,  frpm  the  circumstance  of  beinK  oobosite  the  mfMt 
proper  point  of  debarkation  on  the  Ca3i^fd?lS; 
complefi^  deceive  the  enemy.  GeierdBrowp:  n"f a 
.  brigadier  m  the  service  of  the'^United  State^Z  oZV 
ed  to  take  the  command  of  the  advance  of  tlFIi^S 
th,8  place.  On  the  first  of  November,  a  British^^ul- 
dron  made  its  apnearance  near  French  Creek,  w?th  a 
large  body  of    nfSmtryj    a  battery  of  th^^  ^IteeJ  • 

Fanning,  soon  f^ced  them  to  retire.    The  attack  was 
I^dTl**""*."'  '"°™^"^  but  with  no  better  succJL" 
S^/no5  V"'!r*^*''"P*  «*^*«  ^^y  «ow  daily  arrived 
fr^tT^  *••* -^^^  P^P*'  *°  "«^«  ««■•    «n  the  8iith,Te 
army  was  put  in  motion,  and  in  the€veningland<5afew 

t"Si?i^*"*  '^^  ""?!!!•  ^'^^'^  ^^*^««>"-  After  ^oJJir. 
tnng  the  ^sage  at  this  place,  and  finding  tiiattiie  fort 
commanded  the  river,  general  WUkXnson*^  SJected  Sie 
fixed  ammunition  to  be  transported  by  land  to  a  si^e 
pomt  below,  and  determined  %  ffkeSdvMU«  <J^S 
Might  to  pass  with  tiie  flotilla,  while  the  troSi  were 
marched  to  the  ?ame  point,  leaving  oil  bJardTe  b^to 
merelv  a  sutcient  number  to  navi|ite  themf  AvS 

iZdn°/*  ^'V  ^"«  "^^^^  «•»«  »"  ^»  the  evening  Sf 
commander  endeavoured  to  pass  the  fort  unobseJied! 

ii.  rff.r*?;5'K*^'?."°8  "P'  «"**  *»»«  "oon  shining  he 
?!iiff  n '^'^  ^y  ?""  *°*'"J^»  ^J*®  opened  a  heavy  firl! 
General  Brown,  who  was  in  tiie  reaTwitii  thrSJtiuI  • 
thou^t  it  pruilent  to  land  for  tiie  preTenr-nm  tiie  nwR 
should  grow  darker.  He  tiien  proceeded  down  SeriSr 
but  not  without  being  discovered,  and  a^  expSSd  5 
a  severe  cannonade  J  notwiUistaniingwhSh^not'^MoS 
of  three  hundred  boats  suffered  tiie  aSghteat  iSi?    S- 

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part  of  their  force,  to  harass  the  iJLmeiican  army.    0« 
the  ninth,  thej  had  so  far  gained  upon  its  rear,  as  t6 
bring  on  a  skirmish  between  the  American  riflemen  and 
a  prty  of  militia  and  Indians.    To  be  thus  harassed  by 
a  torKe  body  of  troops  hanang  on  its  rear,  is  a  situation 
^hich  military  men  have  always  carefully  avoided,  and" 
this  was  the  necessary  consequence  of  withdrawing  the 
troops  from  above,  which  might  have  kept  them  in  check. 
Had  two  thousand  men  been  stationed  in  th«  vicinity  of 
Kingston  to  threaten  it,  the  enemy  would  have  been 
compelled  to  concentrate  his  force  at  this  place,  by  which 
means  tl^  main  body  of  the  army  might  have  passed  in 
ereater  safety.    In  the  course  of  the  day,  the  cavalry  and 
four  pieces  of  artillery  under  captain  M 'Pberson,  ^ere 
ordered  to  clear  the  coast  as  far  as  the  head  of  the  Longue 
Saut;  and  in  the  evening  the  army  arrived  at  a  place 
called  the  Yellow  House,  which  stands  near  the  Saut. 
As  the  passage  of  this  place  was  attended  with  consider- 
able difficulty,  on  accoont  of  the  rapidity  of  the  currenf^ 
and  of  its  length,  it  Was  deAierf  prudent  to  wail  until  the 
next  day,  and  in  the  mean  while  it  became  necessary  to 
use  the  utmost  prec4ution. 

On  the  morning  of  the  tenth,  general  Brown,  with 
the  troops  under  his  command,  [excepting  two  pieces  of 
artillery,and  the  second  regiment  of  dragoons,  was  or- 
dered to  march  in  advance  of  the  army,   A  regard  for  the  " 
safety  of  the  men,  had  induced  the  coromani^r  in  chief 
to  retain  as  few  of  the  troops  in  the  boats  as  possible,  ea 
account  of  the  exposure  to  which  they,  would  be  subject* 
in  the  long  and  ddngerous  pasMge  of  these  rapids,  and 
where  the  enemy  bad  in  alf  probability  established  bat- 
teries for  the  purpose  of  impeding  their  descent    The 
second  regiment  of  drasoons,  and  a  considerable  portion 
of  the  other  brigades,  which  had  been  withdrawn  from  the 
boats,  were  ordered  to  follow  under  general  Boyd,  the 
steps  of  general  Brown,  to  prevent^  the  enemy  who  were 
still  hanging  on  the  rear  of  the  army,  from  making  any 
advantageous  attack.    General  Brown  now  commenced 
his  march  at  the  head  of  his  troops,  consisting  principal- 
ly of  colonel  M^CornVs  artillery,  and  a  part  of  Scott**, 


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Bart  of  the  light  artillery,  the  riflemen,  and  the  sixth, 
fifteenth  and  twenty-second  regiments.  It  was  not  lomg 
before  he  found  himself  engaged  with  a  strong  party  at  a 
block-house  near  the  Saut,  which  after  a  contest  of  a  few 
minutes,  was  repulsed  by  the  riflemen  under  ForsytKe, 
who  was  severely  wounded.  About  the  same  time  some 
ot  ih^enemfs  galleys  approached  the  flotilla,  which  had 
landed,  and  commenced  a  fire  upon  it,  by  which  a  number 
of  the  boats  were  injured }  two  eighteen  pounders,  how- 
ever, being  hastily  run  on  shore,  a  fire  from  them  sojmi 
compelled  the  assailants  to  retire.  The  day  being  now 
too  far  spent  to  attempt  the  Saut,  it  was  resolved  t»  post- 
pone it  until  the  day  following. 

At  ten  o'clock  on,  the  eleventh,  at  the  moment  that  the 
flotilla  was  about  to  proceed,  and  when  at  the  s|ime 
time,  the  diyjston  under  gen^lBoyd,  consisting  of  his 
own  and  the  brigades  of  generals  Covington  anid  Swart- 
wout,  were  drawn  up  in  marching  order,  an  alarm  was 
given  that  the  enemy  was  discovered  approaching  in 
column.  The  commander  in  chief  and  general  Lewis, 
being  both  too  much  indisposed  te  take  the  command, 
general  Boyd  was  ordered  to  face  about  and  attack  the 
approaching  army.  The  enemy's  galleys  had  at  the 
same  time  approached,  for  the  pQrpose  of  attacking  the 
rear  of  the  American  flotilla.  General  Boyd  now  ad- 
vanced with  his  detachment  formed  i^tbree  columns,  and 
ordered  a  part  of  general  Swartwoutrs  brimde  to  move 
forward,  and  brine  the  enemv  to  action.  C^ooel  Ripley, 
accordi^ly,  at  the  head  of  thi^  21st  regiment,  passed 
t*ie  wood*^ which  skirts  the  open|;round  called  Chrystler's 
Jeld,  and  drove  in  several  of  the  enemy's  parties.  On 
entering  the  field,  he  met  the  advance  of  the  British, 
consistiuK  of  the  forty-ninth  and  the  Glengary  fencibles. 
Colonel  Ripley  immediately  ordered  a  cbai^,  which 
was  executed  with  such  surprising  firmness,  that  these 
two  regiments,  neariy  double  his  numbers,  were  com-* 
pelled  to  retire ;  and  on  making  a  stand,  were  a  second 
time  driven  before  the  bayonet,  and  compelled  to  pa8» 
over  the  ravines  and  fences,  by  which  the  field  was  inter- 
sected, until  they  fell  on  their  main  body.    Oenenl 


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Coyington  had ,  before  this,  advanced  upon  the  right  of  the 
enemy,  where  his  artillery  was  posted,  and  at  the  mo- 
ment colonel  Ripiey  had  assailed  the  left  flank,  the  right 
.  was  forced  by  a  determined  onset,  and  success  appeal 
scarcely  doubtful.    Unfortunately,  however,  general  Co- 
vington, whose  activity  had  rendered  him  censpicuous: 
became  a  mark  for  the  sharp-shooters  of  the  enemy  sta- 
tioned in  Chrfstler»s  house,  and  he  was  shot  from  his 
horse.    The  tell  of  this  gallant  officer  arrested  the  pro- 
gress of  the  brigade,  and  the  artillery  of  the  enemy  threw 
It  into  confusion,  and  caused  it  to  fall  back  in  disorder. 
The  British  commander  now  wheeled  part  of  his  line 
into  column,  with  the  view  of  capturing  some  pieces  of 
artillery,  whidh  i^^ere  no  longer  supported.    A  body  of 
dragons,  under  the  adjutant  general  Walbach,  attempt- 
ed, in  a  very  gdlant  manner,  to  charge  the  British  co- 
lumn j  but  from  the  nature  of  the  ground  was  not  suc- 
cessful.   At  this  critical  moment,  colonel  Ripley,  who 
had  been  engaged  with  the  enemy's  left  flank,  threw  his 
regiment  between  the  artillery  and  tlie  advancing  co- 
lumn,  and  frustrated  their  design.    The  Britisir  felt 
:    back  with  precipitation.    The  reeimenta  which  had  bro- 
ken, had  pot  retired  from' the  field,  but  still  continued  to 
keep  up  an  irregular  fight  with  various  success;  and  the 
twenty-first  having  by  this  time  expended  its  ammuni- 
tion, and  being  much  exposed,  was  withdrawn  to  another 
posiUon,  and  in  the  mean,  while  the  enemy  again  at- 
tempted to  possess  themselves  of  the  artillery.    One 
piece  was  unfortunately  ^aiptured  by  them,  in  conse- 
Suence  of  the  death  of  li«itenan\  William  S.  Smith,  who 
commanded  it  j  the  others  were  brought  off  by  the  cool- 
ness and  bravery  of  captain  Armstrong  Irvine.    Tlte  ac- 
tion soon  after  ceased,  having  been  kept  up  for  two 
hours,  by  little  better  than  raw.  troops  against  an  e6wA 
number  of  veterans.    The  British  force  consisted  of  de-" 
tachments  from  the  forty;ninth,  ei^ty-fourth,  hundred 
and  fourth,  the  Voltigeurs,  and  the  Glengary  regiment 
Ihe  enemy  soon  after  retired  to  their  camp,  and  the 
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In  this  battle  the  loss  of  the  Americans,  in  killed  and 

wounded,  amoanted  to  three  hundred  and  tTiirty-nine,  of 

whom  one  hundred  and  two  were  killed :  amonff  these 

-were  lieutenants  Smith,  Hunter,  and  Olmstead  i  amonn- 

the  wounded,  wiere  general  Covington,  who  afterward! 

,'   died  J  colonel  Prtston,  majors  Chambers,  Noon,  and 

Cummings;  captains  Townsend,  Foster,  Myers,  Camp-      *         > 
bell,  and  Murdock;  and  lieutenants  Heaton,  Williams,    ^^ 
L.ynch,  l*elham.  Brown,  and  Creery.    The  Briljsh  loss 
could  not  have  been  lessthan  that  of  the  Americans.  -^ 
Both  pariws  clairffedtlie  victory  on  this  occasion,  but 
It  was  Moperly  a  drawn  bi^ttle ;  the  British  retiring  to 
their  enijampments,  and  the  Americans  to  their  boats. 
Perhaps,  from  the  circumstance  of  the  enemy's  never 
again  assailing  the  American  arinv,  it  may  bl6  taken  for 
granted,  that  they  were  defeated  m  their  object.    Gene- 

,  ral  Brown  had,  in  the  meanwhile,  reached  the  foot  of  the 
Rapids,  and  awaited  the  arrival  of  the  army.  On  the 
eleventh,  the  army  proceeded  on  its  course,  and  joined 
the  advance  near  Barnhart.  At  this  placeTthe  commaa-  - 
der  in  chief  received  a  letter  from  General  Hampton, 
which  m  the  most  unexpected  manner,  put  an  end  at 
once  to  the  further  prosecution  of  the  design  against 

On  the  sixth,  a  few  day*  before  the  battle  of  Chrystler's 
H^ld,  the  commander  in  chief  had  given  orders  to  gene- 
ral  Hampton,  to  meet  him  at  St.  Regis;  but  soon  after 
this  order,  a  letter  was  received  from  eei 


f,*-V; 


—  •LI  r  r  """V",  w  oi.  n«gi9,  wiiicR  reaaerea  it  im- 
possible to  transport  a  greater  ouantHy  than  could  be 
earned  t»y  a  man  on  his  bficfc,  he  had  determined  to  open 
a  communication  from  Plattsbui^  to  Cdnewago,  or  by 
*ny  other  point  on  the  St.  Lawrence,  which  a»e  com- 
mander m  chief  might  Indicate.  General  Hampton 
sometime  before  this,  with  a  yiew  to  a  further  movement 
or  his  troops,  had  descended  Che  Chateaugay  river;  about 
the  same  time  that  the  army  was  concentrated  on  Jjake 
Ontorio.    Sir  George  Prevost  perceiving  this  movement 


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HISTORY  OP, THE  WAR. 


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towArdi  Montreali  had  coUccted  all  his  force  at  this  . 
point,  to  oppose  the  oiarch  of  Hampton.    On  the  Slat  of 
October  this  officer  crossed  thf  line,  but  soon  f«und  his 
road  obstructed  by  fallen  timber,  and  the  ambuscade  of  „ 
the  enemy's  militm  and  Indians.     A  wood  of  considcra-.* 
ble  extent  would  have  to  be' passed,  before  thej  could 
reach  the  open  country^  and  while  the  engineers  were 
engagqdin  cutting  a  way  through,  colonel  Pui4ly  was  de-  \. 
tached  with  the  light  troops  and  bne  regiment  of  the  line, 
to  turn  their  flank,  and  then  seiM  on  the  open  country 
below.    In  this  he^succeeded,  and  the  army  by  the  n^lt 
day  reached  the  position  of  thf^  advance.    But  it  wu 
discovered  that  about  seven  miles  further,  there  was  a 
wood  which  had  l^een  felled  and  formed  into  an  abatis, 
and  that- a  succession  of  breast- works,  some  of  them  well 
supplied  with  artillery,  had  been  formed  by  the  main  , 
body  of  the  enemy.    Cornel  Purdy,  on  the  twenty-fifth, 
was  ordered  to  mardPibwn  the  river  on  the  opposite 
side,  and  on  passinje  tn'e  enemy,  to  cross  over,  and  attack 
him  in  his  rear,  whilst  the  brigade  under  general  Izard 
would  attack  him  in  front.    Colonel  Purdy  had  not 
parched  far,  when  his  orders  were  countermanded  ;  but. 
on  his  return,  he  was  attacked  by  the  enemy's  infantry 
and  Indians,  and  at  first  thrown  into  some  confusion, 
but  the  assulants  were  soon  after  repulsed ;  th(gy.  came 
out  at  the  same  moment  in  front,  and  attacked  .general 
*  Izard,  but  were  jsoon  after  compelled  to  retire  pehind 
their  defences.    General  Hampton  jeceivinginfortaation 
that  the  enemy  were  continually  reinforced  '^— '—- '  — 
the  advice  of  his  officei|,  to  retreat  to  a  f« 
he  had  occupied  SQmelayB  before,  called 
ners,  where  he  arrived  on  the  last.da-^ 
The  British  claimed  a  victory  for  this  a 
say  was  gained  with  a  very  mferiour  force, 
not  the  intention  of  general  Hampton  to  penetrate  to 
Montreal,  but  merely  to  divert  the  attention  of  the  Bi|- 
>m  the  army  of  general  Wilkinson,  with  which  it 
intention  to  form  a  junction  some  days  aftert 
Having  accomplished  his  object,  he  feU  back  to 
positionigpface  h%  could,  with  greater  facilitj^  mak« 


ley 
But  it  was 


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:  HISTORY  OF  THE  VAB.        ,     jq, 

^e  ^.^2  df  ^"..""'•r  "^  ""  '•"'"Star  u 
•rte^eI3  H^mS^i*  ''^  eompliMce.    On  the  recapt 

te  tt^  «Si'e?'„TCT,   *^'"i*»  w.  much  divided^, 

been  adopted,    hj  seizklfe  a  favourable  position  on  tj!  . 

^nttoranH  SPr"*  ^f*^  ^o^'^vinces  would  haV^ 

fouJw^  ^^  ,i.!  "*'**£  ""P^"^"  results  would  have 

toa^^nti?l^K?'?'  ^^^^\^'^,  was  too  far  advanced 

,  10,  attempt  it  with  just  expectations  of  suoceas     It  i«  h^ 

5ri«-K     *^'^u'*^Lf*"****'°8''»J  «dtbeptremrth6f  the 

The  Sj^rjfS'^*'*'?'^  ♦^•^ »'  J^'d  beenluppised! 
J  Ihe  presence  of  the  secretary  at  war,  for  the  purgbse  of 

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nJH>8  more  ihiunous  than  senncrtikirto^^LP*'^* 

Commodore  Cta»nw  iiT."?.?.  "*  T  "^  '""^ 

of  provisions.   After  beine  reinforcMl  K^f  «  P*"5-™PP'y 
he  again  sailed  on  a  croi^^^Sron  fh/    °*''i^TJ*''» 
tem?er,  discovered  SeBri«.K  -     *i®  "''*'**  "^  ^ep- 
gara,  and  itiStt^r  sSS^t^slrw^ 
ceiving the  Americans,  made  sSl  to  th«  nol*'  i"  *^'." 

en»bl,d  <o  k.fp  mtWSr'^if  *,LT"?":.t«r» 

Ze  than  thTXu^f  Kish  etcl^^^  ^'^ 

»ornin^ran  into  AmCt  bay.  whX^A^^^^ 

commodore,  for  Ae  wantofaaoId^dTnofthinkT,^ 
dent  to  follow,  but  contented  hlm-Iii-  •*[  ?  ".P"*? 
blockade.  In  the  mZTmu^%H^  '^'^f^J 
considerable  injury.  Ihat^oWLIricSns*^-";^*^' 
fling.    The  blockade  was  continued  until  the  wenSnS." 

tow  his  station,  ^I't^^BXTt^pS^n^T^ 

co^^^Xr^LrcS^' tTn  Sd"  Iti^:-  S^' 
yhere  he  arrived  on  LTwenSi^J?\*il/^«H^^ 


--■-  -•— -uvcjr  again  sailed  towards 

(hun,  in. 


...ding*,  d„w «» iS£ti7it"*JEtnw; 


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joiaiii^ 


B.  He  was  bjr  no 
i  be  considered  re. 
18)  the  merit  of  it 

unfair  and  impro- 
iderancKd. 

se  on  the  land,  th^ 
ake  WM  not  idle. 
!en,  after  his  &^ 
returiijMi'lo  Sack- 
iogalreslCsupply. 
'J anew  schooner, 
e  seventh  of  Sep- 
ron  near  the  Nia- 
r  James,  on  per- 
i  northward,  and 
>t8j  but  owing  to 
pursuers,  he  was 
n  the  fourth  daj, 

having  a  breeze, 
ired  to  close  with 
iftheenemjrtak' 
tn  squadron  had 

running  fight  of 
ed;  but  the  next 
r  the  American 
not  think  it  pni^ 

with  forming  la 
iritish  sustained 
ns  was  verytri' 
tfaesevent^eiffli 
eavygalewhieh 

was  compelled 
ped  into  Kings- 

kett*s  HailKiUr. 
'*rd8  Niagara,  ^ 
ni^ng  pustid 
jicingliiin,  in. 


rT:4isu 


-*.^  I-  ^   k  -^  *         p^  /  parts'"  J 

mSTQHY  OP  THE  WAa^ 


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21"!!^?^^^  If ««:««tion,  that  ih^ 

«ttl  to  that  place,  as  fast  as  K.^n*''  r"'*^*"^  >»«»• 
«Jonld  permit;  and  on  the  t tiSJ,  »  '  **'N  ^hooners 
s^  woming,  discovered  the  eilrmf  ^''®''*'?*^»  «*'-»r  in  the 
J^inmedialeljr  stood  foHS^  'Vr'j"?  ^"^  *«  ^JJ! 
DjrStrJ'ames,  he  stooil  m.*  -  j  ^  ""  ^eing  perceiverf 
*he  «»«Awaiii  but  finS?„.^h^  endeavoured  tS  Ee  to 
»^upon  him,  tacked  hbl^^*''"  >*"«»«  ««*  c^us- 
commenced  a  well  direJtedX^S^'"  pT^»«'««S  an4 
cov^r  h«  rear,  and  attocklrthe  J. ^  ^t*'  *"  '>»»J«'-  *«. 
«•  paawed  to  leeward  •  thiT^       '^**'  '^^  •»«  opponent  as 

»an«uvri„gofCratcey  rbS.Tn'"^'^'*^'^^^^^^^^ 
we  centre  of  theenemv»- -  '^  °e*"ng  down   n  line  on 

»to  confusion,  and  Y?/im,3L*^??'  :'^^  ^^  th^Z 
»»efore  his  ship'  had  binTi/**!?'^]*.'""*  ^^'^J*  but  not 

top.«Mjstand  mainyvlof  T^Vvilf  "»*'»  T^ 'ni*en. 

w»e  British  comraandri.  «,*     -^      *"*  ^ere  shot  awav  • 

keeping  dead  b^^^  ^^d  ^  "'^^  tl*  foremasHnd 

8^ter  part  of  Chauncev?  innf/"*'''*'*  tooutsiUl  tS^ 

fontuiuact  until  thmJoSk  X  p'r*.  T^e  chase  w^"^ 

tow,  and  duriiig  the  erSrl^  ?^^  t*-^''^  "'e  Asp  S 

»«««» of  the  enSv's  sS?  r.?J!-  'f,  *'»  ^"'e,  wiSiS 

•on,  sadlieutenaJtBXn    of'^^'n^.^*  *«  «^  ^SS" 

«2f*'«*«'«'<»ewith{hren^v    K^*"**^'*'  "»«<*  every 

Tfce  chase  was  at  length  wLSi  *"*.'  ^»'^'»"'  ""ccessT 

•■  tohtow  almost  a^e   *nW  i^'^  «*'*"  "P* «« it  canl 

»«  with  the  enemy  gfo'tS'*  ""?."«  ^"  no  fope  of  clS^ 

*2?-.  and  witffi^^^,J'>»W  reach  the  ^tikt^C 

«J»»odore  was jastlfStiSS  ?  T"*°«  '^O'^.  "iJe 
•ffiur  J  although  the  eLm?  ^  *"  *^"™  «  victory  in  toil 
certainlj  beaten:  wS^f'^*''®  not  captored,  toey  weS! 
eo«ple(i»;?.X'  c^milo  Jr*'"  ^^«  »'  ole  mCn? 
gjrness  to^lose  wfrCthol*  S"""*^'!  ''"*  ^"^"^  •>•"««- 
Y^P;;;    ?»  •«**»'««»  to  the  wneS**  *'!?^  ^ff^cted  tVeir 


'*« 


siasy; 


'«fr«ndered  him*Sr! 


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I'. 


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208    f         «ISTORY  OP  THE'WAr. 


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—       w  'I 

'*     X«'!1?!I^^*"'*7*''»  ''^  occasioned  bv  the  burstine 

aJd  wou5d'.]r"'?K''^7JS'^''  *^«»*y-two  i/en  were  S5jf 
and  wounded  J   the  total  amounted  to  twentT-seven 

^U;?r'  r."  ".r"*  i^^^  ^»* «?  «  her  hull  and  nS 
^Shortly  after  tKis  affair,  the  wromodore  h"  in/K 

expedition  then  on  foot,  was  advised  to  continue  to  watch 

utToKlnirn'^'^rK'  »??j:'fr*.«ibIe,tonrev.ntiW 
turn  to  Kingston.    About  the  beginnine  of  October,  the 
commodore  again  chased  the  enemy's^fleetforseieral^ 
dajs,  and  forced  it  to  take  refuge  In  BurliniforBiy  A 
the  nex    morning,  on  sending  the  Lady  of  th?  Lake L 
reconnoitre,  It  was  discovered  that  Sir  James  hadtoken 
KiSf  «S,*he^"'^ne««  of  the  night,  iSdesciH^tS 
Kingston.    Much  pleasantry  was  indulged  at  this  time, 
at  the  shyness  of  the  BritisTi  Knight,  aid  'his  Sffi 
escape  from  the  Lady  of  the  Lake?    The  chase  wS^n^w 

came  S^iiX ' /^r""'^  l^  "^^  '^^"^'  «>«  comTXI 
^.SSPtSll    fT^  schooners,  and  captured  five  of 
,iii*5^,  in  spite  of  their  efforts  to  escape  bt  seoaratinir 
Before  sun-down,  three  of  them  struck  to  tWp?kJ»nfl 
another  to  the  Sylph  and  the  Lady  of  SeUk^^^ 
fifth  was  afterwards  cantured  by  the  Sylph,   lley  timed 
.      outtobegun^essels,1bound  to  the  fieJd  of  iYlake  2 

TK^\  ^r  **^,  **"  ^e«  the  JuKa  and  GrowJe" 
which  had  been  lost  by  the  Americans.  On  boar?were 
three  hundred  soldier,  belonging  to  the  De  wSteluS 

'  Jeo.  »nd  the  Royal  Georgre,  had  suffered  viry  consideii! 
mS7i.r  ''*""  lo8s1n  killed  and  wounJed  cSS- 
H.  r«  • ''5""T./'"""«**  "i»ter  of  the  lake  durine 
the  remainder  ofthe  season.  uunog 

i.r!i?"  "°*  'r«  ^*^°"'  S^e  consequence,  of  leavins  a  I 
W  force  in  thejear,  and  withdra^ng  the  troops  frSm  ^ 
Je  Niagara   wei#felt.    General  Harrifon  reachS  K 

-    Sli/f  *°™S  ***yi  *?^r  *^*.  •**?•••*»«  of  the  commande?i 
^     chief ,  and  was  to  fo  low  immediately,  but  was  compeUed 

S;*!!*!;""***  wme  time  in  November  in  consequSof 
the  deficiency  of  transports.  It  was  not  untif  genial 
Wilkinson  had  gone  into  winter-quwters,  that  l&rSon 


;jii: 


'i/>i«&<iii-;>*j.'it '  -.-^ari.ij&ai., 


"m^^^^M: 


*  ■    ' 

i  burstijue 
'trt  kHled 
itj-seven. 
id  rigging, 
ving  com- 
ect  of  the 
i  to  watch 
tntitsre- 
»ber,  the^^ 
r  several  '.^ 
ton  Bay  f\ 
i  Lake  to 
ad  taken 
leaped  to 
his  timey    V 
ingallant 
was  now 
nmodore  ' 
d  five  of 
)arating. 
ike,  and 
!)  and  a 
f  turned 
slake  as 
i^row)er» 
rd  were 
ittevUle 
r  James 
istdera- 
Com- 
-  daring 


;i4. 


kl 


aving  a 
psfrom 
edBuf. 
nderin 
npelled 
enceof 
Senoral 
irriiD0 


HISTORY  OP  THE  WAR 


209. 


,^M|||, 


1  'tit 


Geoige'untU  !^SZ&turr4ht  TJ  '"""t/"^' 
der  tfecommand  of  wneKci,  J  if-  ?^  '^'^  '*f'  V"" 
entirely  of  militia  Sa/.  !■  "^*  hw  force  consisting 
pired.  By  Ae  tentr;?n  **••"/ ^f  "'ice  had  nearly  ex! 
«i  M«CIure  was  ^.?L5T''"t'''J??^  <^''^«  under'gene- 
consulSof  offi^"1?^  *  handful  of  men,  aniKn  a 

this  place  was  no  S\^^^^^^  H^ 

certainAd    iko*  *u  ""S*'^  lenaoie.    It  was  moreover  as- 

sKle  Vort     xKL^n''"  "•'^<^''  ^ith  »"o^- 
the  river  »^Zh    •  '^® JS^n^ral  had  scarce  y  time  to  naas 

precSETbyt  alf  Ui  ^te^f a'T''^^^''^^  '^'^  »'«» 
h  regret,  and  whirh  «^^2y.^™*"*^^'?"**^•°ce'^- 
A^>ughoi  the  Uni  ted  sSLs     ThT"^'  dissatisfaction 
laee.  aituatpH  LtL- j-  *  i   P 1*     *^"*'*e  '^  a  handsome  vil- 

sSi:KtJ^rki\i^^^^ 

■  besiege«.  an  aJSiritv^Ji  Th'.T'^  ^'^^^^  f*^°"^ 
Secretar;  at  mrji  V««  jf  fc!''^°^  ^**"  8*^«°  '^J^  the 
defence  if  thrforttoTJl^jr^?.*'^^''^^^  ''°^  th. 
mean,  preven?  t'utX^  Lt'&r^'il  *•*** 

ings,  and  left  t'ri"agT?ntf 'l^^^^^ 

sooner  known  to  the  itoSLUm^Tti:     -x  *  **^*  ^^'^  »*> 

disavowed.    On  thes»?th  nf  ?    *'  *''?'I.''  'J'**  Pr<wnptly 

declaration,  that  the  act  was  SSed  iwi?''"^ 
answer  dated  the  i»nih  nf  ""*"">o"aea.  lo  this,  an 
tovernour  of  r!n»rf»    !    February,  was  given  by  the 

Sit  he  had  recewJd  VsuE^^^^^^ 

the  burning  of  X  torrSrllT  **  P^T^'ration  of 


/^ 


^^.'J 


t^  "* 


■^'.t<'^^<i»* 


/;i^»^: 


L*,  '  *ti 


mi^^'% 


«10  T  mSTOllY  OP  THE  VAU-  L^ 


The  difference  of  the  principles^  on  which  the  wir  «» 
^   "med  on  by  the  Americans  £,d  br  the  Stigh,T)iSJ 
taiiation  for  the  tmtrages  committed  by  the  "fcitiBhaffi- 

S^  thfRrJ^.K*'*'  ^"5"^  government:  on  the\:on. 

«Jl„£.-?-  ^"""^  7'***''^'  *•  violation  of  the  laws  of 

^S^^'JJSKT'*""*"*^^'"?^-    HadtheALSSw 

E^ rfT   ^u  •^'"fA""*''P'«''««»«ir«nemies,  A. 

♦I?«  ™f         *''"''  T''"''*  have  Wn  amply  justified,  br 

ana  on  the  sea-board,  without  any  pretext.  8o  stncSIr 
f ft^r^r*''"'"'"*  '^'i*'-*  *«  this^Lc?Ie,  tfft  mI 
52!^n?l  '"'^•**^!:?  *"^  conflairration  oF  the  WlSTX 
Hampton,  when  the  captain  ^an  American  priVSett 
destroyed  some  private  property  in  the  West  Ii5i«  \I^ 
the  score  of  retafiation,  L  SomJibdon  waJ  hiS  u 

government  on  all  occasions  discovered  theWhest  sen^ 
of  honourable  warfare.  Our  humane  treatment  t?BritiA 
prisoners,  was  acknowledged  by  Lord  CaXreftrh  iStiS 
Use  of  commons,  but  meanly  {ttributed  by  h7?tof^^ 

troriti  i^^rtir"  ^'^ ""'-  »"^  ^-  «>-  »^^ 

SlfrJ^.     ♦  t"^*"*"*^  «;overnment;  he  had  already  in- 
fleeted  a  retehation  sufficient  to  saUsfy  the  vengeance  rf 

ijecember,  Kort  Niagara  was  surprised  by  colonel  Mar. 
W,  Witt  about  four  hundred  men,  an/SS  Su^ison 
yearly  three  hundred  in  number^  and  pnnSLS^^l* 
l*ds,  was  put  to  the  sword  j  not  more  tCtS  S  • 
able  to  escape.  The  commanding  office^caSw* 
f±  !;PPlTu*"i!^"*  ^"^^'^  Bhamffully  igl?S  ortJ?: 
•ISlJ?^*^'*^*''*  *"''"^J  »»«  '^w  absent  at  tee  tSL 
and  had  used-no  preqiutions  against  an  assault.  MaiSS 
possessed  themselves  of  thisllace,  they^ia  .ftSk? 


\Wp,t 


■>^ 


m 


HlSTCmr  OF  THE  WASL<  nj^ 

P^dedt^\^^^^^  ^^'.^^^  **  B'«k  Rock,  ind 

pears  bjr  his  proclamation  o?  the  twIfftY^Ti' "  *P' 
his  intention  of  «  purauinTm! UtZl  .  *°**,'»« 'declared 
whether  the  confla«S? ;„,i  ^^u""^  ^  ^«"  *» **. 


'4 
4 


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HISTOIWPjOP  THE  WJ^fU 


jQiat  it  shduld  be  expiated  bf  an  exteoBive  scene  of  mur- 
der and  conflagration,  wbich  acconlina;  to^the  admissioa 
of  JirOebfge  Prevost,  amply  elnttea  the  vengeance  of 
JBritaiil}  but  our  extensive  sek'coast  of  fifteenliundred 
miles;' find  our  populous  and  flourishing  cAties,"  must  be 
jnven  to  destruction  and  pilla^*  to  fill  up  t^he  mieasure  of 
British  retaliation.  These  thin^  will,  boifr^ver,  be  de- 
^tailed  in  tiie  proper  place  $  but  it  is  difficull^  to  avoid  an* 
'ticipating  events  so  closely  connected  with  the  present. 


'    ^  CHAPTER  XII. 

ikieeting of  Congress,  and  violenceof  party  spirit-Measures 
for  carrying  on  .the  war—Unhiiendly  deportment  of  the  New 
England  sUtes— The  subject  of  tetaliation— A  committee  of 
congress  inquires  into  the  manner  in  ^hich  the  war  has  been 
carried  on  by  the  enemy-.-The  war  gaining  gr($und  in  the 
United  States. 

On  the  sixth  of  December,  the  congress  of  the  United , 
States  again  assembled.  The  fever  of  party  spirit  had 
almost  reached  its  crisis,  and  the  debates  which  took 
place  were  more  distinsoished  for  virulent  animosity^ 
than  had  been  witnessedsince  the  foundation  of  our  go- 
vernment. It  would  be  improper  to  enter  mfhutely  into 
a  subject,  which  had  better  be  forgotten,  atany  rate ;  but 
in  this  simple  narrative  of  the  events  of  the  war,  there  is 
scarcely  rctom  for  such  a  discussion.  0'» 'the  one  side, 
we  find  the  opposition  accustfll'of  manifesniu;  a  ipirit  of 
hostility  to  their  country,  and  a  determined  opposition 
to  every  measure  for  carrying  on  the  war,  although  at 
this  time,  from  the  peremptory  rejection  of  the  Russian 
mediation',  there  existed  no  hopes  of  peace.  On  the  oth- ' 
•r  hand,  the  party  in  power  was  accused  of  having  ruin- 
ed tl\f  country,  destroyed  its  commerce,  involved  it  in 
dtbtg  which  it  could  never  pay,  and  of  being  engaged  in 


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'  the  «Sir,  WM  sure  to 'inv^LI^  T"""*  ^^  respect  to 
wuseg,  and  thrsame  di«r»!.'"  '*  *  ^"""^^•'••tion  of  ite 
thej  pewstiS^bjTpetS^^^  ^"•wed  until 

measure  pronosed Vnr  aI  A''®  <»PP<»>tion  to  every 

upon  tUrSltSIlnA   P-T:?"*"*"  o/hostiRties,  tumea 

Bj  8ome?t  waVdeniedZt  «n"  *"**  ''H''  *»"**  ^«***red. 

?/r  tSn^lt^S?-^^^^^^^^^ 
warm  and  fften  ll^T?""'^  Notwithstanding  the 
•ubjects  ^ve  rise  th^Stn?"''**"''  *»  which  Ihese 
the  war  cfntfnued  to  be  cirried  hvT'"'""'  '^  '•"PP^'^  "^ 
some  of  the  New  Endwd^gfaiV"*!?*  ""'J"^^^^^^^  I« 
carried  on  in  a  sniH? nf  .„•     *x*''  *''.®  opposition  was 

«»riousr4rSint'hrbrLteTf7i;'^'  ""^''^  occasioned. 

wa8ther?notconfineno  th*?^"^^^^^^  " 

directed  aitainst  th«  S2    i  ^  «imimstration,  but  was 

now  disco^red  t£?  fh^J  ?1^'"**'*"*'*''»  »<«*'f-     Thej 
t^  insure  th  J^happ  nes  '  iid^Srl'  T  "."*  *^*'^"'»*'^ 
to  lead  Great  Br&To  itie^r  C  ."he/*' *"«^  *»  • 
lor  a  separation     Tk-o^  «*eneve,,  tnat  thej  were  npa 

"eans/reeUhe-con\trenre"X"l'I^  ""'  '^ 

other  parts  of  the  .United  States  anS  "T?»V'*°  P*""*/  *» 
great  masA  of  the  iuln«i.;-        r  5"  certainly  not  of  the 

were  ex^^ed  ^ffXsTur^i^K"**'*l^^^  "^7 
was  about  this  time  adopted  "nd  t^^^  *"?'l^'  ^'»»^'^ 
waasaid,  was  infinite! vm^l*-       "*®  non-intercourse,  it 

England  thlo;S,i^SeTS?rw"»^"P!**^N«'^ 
minstration  wa*  i»non-!S  i?       i'?.*™*"  *  and  the  ad- */ 

in  repl^,  thatZs^Kn'S^C^^^^^^^    ""^  •»^«*     • 
trade  from  the  northero  Mrte  *•«  Canada  lines,  and  the 
British,  was  carried  oS  to  ?„V^.  *^*  connivance  of  the 

?^5^r '«•»  lu^d  80  much  haraL  J  Vl; -^  5.  *"*  '^'*** 


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''^Sroav  OFTHE  WAR. 


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ffi'  <  i 


insufficient    fc  ,^  Serefo  "'T'^  * 'i'^^*'  the^e  were 

to  gubmifc  to  toMtion  Lh   ?'»^'  ''"pMs  of  the  people 
therefore  <£,wSTthi«/'^^^^^  ?^*°  ^^^^J  «  wm 

"Wlitj  to  declfre it  w?thn„^     V*'^®'*  '^**''  °'"-  havingth* 

hyatilities,  anJie^ussJn  Pd^*"'*f*"f  ^*«»'»  «« 
of  peace  for  a  cWSetW  ****"'  ^*P*  IP  "•«  ^^P* 
to  the  people  w^th^l?     P,  "^^a^^res  disagreeable 

or  rathrKed^rb^^^^^^ 

«rf^  the  war  had  also  unexiiwllii     •  *^T  «»P«n»e« 

uiilo(Aedforrever82of^i^l^l^.r'^"««*'  ^O"  A*^ 
rendered  it  necesS^  to  ^Za  *?  *''®  westward,  which 
consequencrof  C^.!!£^-^  fleets  oa  the  lakes  j  and  in 

I«opl|t:j:intti:t&rcul^^^  New  E^n? 
sesscd  ourselvea  of  i7«^«   Vr      .*^""°'**     "»<*  we  pos- 

doubt  bS^t  we  sho«K.K°*?*'  '^*'«  «  ^^'•J  »StE 
the  war,  wd  T*was  not  »„'tn''*il^"*^  ^*  «'^*'y««  ^ 
WMin  tbatQuarteP  ?J.»?K     1    *.^  discovered  our  weak- 

OMtter  of  L  mLk  "  Canada  would  have  beeo  a 

•fce  could  have nohSe  A?  -o       *  '^•»«'"«'^e  proof,  that 

«S»of  the  amy      C if« « ;?"»«««••» of Wling SI 
h«m  found  tSeas J  «nH  ®''"**^  «^  enUstinglien^haJ 
to  prove  that  tie  wwSrnj;:;  *?"  an  argument  in  usej 
.r  ut^  ror,  from  the  anwiUiogaeM  of  mjo, 


-4-; 


4-- 


HISTORY  OP  THE  WAR.* 


A*^^ 


without  beiiHt  nnred  h,r  ♦!,.•  "4 ' 

rl^  eo,2ffi  ^^  ^^i  "ec^ties,  to  enter  into  .   ^' 
number  of  j?ar8.    l?elStio!^  ^T*"*""  .«»»<»«"  for  a  . 
from  oar  long  state  ofl^S   k  /f  *?.  *»"»ted  soldier 

▼ailed  upon  to  enlist    rSt?^^*^'*"  «ouW  be  otT   v!, 
mpchanfeks,  were  wilu„.  *  '*^*'"^"  »»»» and  the  v^^      ^ 

^  opinion  coold  be  suWnS'  T^^*^  °/*'''»*»  ''•fore 
jwnmon  soldier  durinir  owr  ?««:  ^®  Profession  of  the 
the  inconsiderable  foJSsW^S  ?**f «?  ""^  on  account  of 
«  the  estimation  of  thJSli"  '^''*'  ^^^^  '"'"'^  ^erj  tew 

almost  proverbial  of  a  la?r  ^oAm^^^^J'?*^  Boldierfi^ 
n>ode  orcomhafinn.  tu-     ^  worthless  fellovir.     THa  ««i 

^ag?nt  Ct?C''.r"'?'  ^•^  *he  offTrin..  of exTi^ 
bS'to  the  cSpidVon-  Sirdf,,:^^  Vr-I  ^"'^  o«U 
Ml  excuse,  and  to  overcZIfKo  '".***  ^"'"'"sh  them  with 
th.9  mode  of  servZ  tKu?trJ^Pi''*'"rJ"^  agaTost 
valent,  that  the  oblf«atfonro?  fZ*  r  "  T*  ^'^  alsf  pJe: 
a  species  of  slaverVrVn;!.,*''®  ^".'"ted  soldier  creat^ 


"  .  ™*I  *»«  'ands,  to  a  considenihT-     ^  ""^^  bounties 
was  confidently  homsH  »m.i  i       7° '®  amount.    This  H- 

^  About  this  ti!ne  a^eV^nlL^rSl"*^"  fje'desired  effei  * 
ted  to  the   consideraSn  nf  ^"^  ^"'a*'^*  ^^»  submit: 
American  soldier^^'Ske^atthTK^^     TwentjTrie 
in  the  autumn  of  18  2  were  i.^*'i^**^  Q«^«en8<o^! 
ment «  British  sobjecteranlsenurE.:^  close  confi^S^ 
a  trnl  for  treason.    On  thSr  bernVmS^i"''*^"nder*o 
government,  orders  were^~»  *  *  "***•  *^nown  to  our 
g»n<bealikenum"erc?Eh^„?»'«'  Dearbo^'^JJ 
Oeoiije.  and  to  keep  thom  as  hSiJE?*".  *»^"»  '^tV^ 
AB^ncans  j  which  wMSrHedte?"***"' ^^'^^J' ^^^ 


'•'¥ 


g»veriimtot  ^f»$m  soofler  inrormed  nP  «k.'.   *u—       ' 
wnour  PrevMt  „„  .rf^  ti7iSlti,*to 
cm  officer!  tiid  iiiin-coBiniinoii&  offlc.2  tl  JSSi    > 

tt»  8iibject,atated,  (hit  he  had  bMndi«»JlS»IE.^  • 

b.u«  found  guST.  «d  thJ  Cw?f,i':?S2llJ^ 

et^;4,:'5Shft.r£o^tySS 

onthTnatu^of  ^k'  ""/•P'J''  *"'■*'*»''«*«  animadvert 
nL«:«  k-  ***^  *^®  procedure,  but  could  not  helo  ex- 
pressing  his  surprise  at  the  threat  by  whichX  SSS 
governmeiit  supposed  the  United^Stites  coiw  be  a^S 

tS^Jt}  *•"'*  A"^?"**^  "'»8'»t  be  addressed  to  the  S 
serable  nations  of  48ia»  upon  whom  she  has  been  in/Se 

Sti  iiS;;*'**!!"^  ^^^••y  -pedes  of  lawless  videnciTbuf 

^  rW  Ikif  °"'^  "^'^"J***^  *«  '^iken  ^sbUncrOet: 
ral  Wilkinson  soon  after  inforined  governour  PreS 
that,  in  consequence  of  orders  he  hal rec5 wd  fiSi^hji 
government,  he  had  put  fortv^ix  HriH^k  ?Sr^  ^-  °** 
£em.nt,  (S  be  detarned  uSit S  st  Id  fe^J  Sa^ 
the  American  officers  were  released.    OnX  recSii 


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i;  Ameri- 
cobfiiie-'^ 
in*    Go- 

9  apprise 
lijtMtffer 

Street  . 
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^w^wTiS^Si^V*!!^^^^        •'''^•••dd  all  the  Aiii#ri«.» 
<*ef  BBl,,  thM  i,  ju  ij^'?*;  J*  y^  »a.we«d  on  a«^ 

««7d  «iy  origKtaUssrs'..'  ^  ••<»«« 


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non ,  but  bow  can  we  admii^e  them,  witboui  tdthtlSL 
tnne4le»pi8vijf  ourown  noble in.titatioMTThi»«I5«!!3I 
of  AmerTcan  iTbertj  i.,  that  no  iM^i  Sn»  AlHi  £d 
that  allegiance  w  a  iwtter  of  diojoerwt  fore?.*  Si 
however  we  ra  ght  uijavoidablv  give  war.  wlwreJL^ 
terfered  with  the  riavish  pracficM  of  Xir»!SJ?  1 
oaght  nerer  to  approve  th*  windilf  ?.!♦  ^!^"»  ^•• 
tended,  that  -ccordiortoJEI  Ja,S!f  «  ?**  '^''V^S^' 

indeed  it  be  oontlndid,  Stl^rT  thL  Vu^a!^  •'".*^ 

Would  she  not  think  herself  bound  to  protMt  Sr  i3E«tl 
ed  wbject.,  whom  she  solemnlyandertajSa  to  JlSSt 

Jg«i«t  dltlieworid,  without  e.iS?  If  tfj^ 
i»tate9  alone  naturalized  foreimeri.  tii«\..S- I»%jkl^5r^ 

re|Jt  on  its  principles;,  buWhrS  Xnhl^l'S^jSS: 
.W  r^  ""iiT'  ''i^  has  a  right  to  ceTpldn  f  a'SS 
tn  pouit  was  adduced,  toshew  fte  practicS  Stha  Bn^ 

eagiged  la  her  service  a  regiment  of^  French  euimn!? 

to  serve  against  France,  thTqueatioB  wi^lSSSK^ 
house  of  commons,  whether  ther  shwldSSS  S 1 

^th,  and  It  was  agreed  that  socJ  wo«&  haw  W 
their  dutj.  They  went  much  further  thaTSe  AmeriS 
fr!?T"V  |-»«»'Mulgrave  decbrS^^S  ^ 
«whUehe  had  the  comSiand  of  SSfiriiSrSSiJ^' 
Toulon,«»d  the  French,  who  voluS^tScJdjI^.^ 


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>:'ii  ,^' 


HDBraOBT  OV  THB  WAB. 


'v,. 


ato 


.altu^tuAf  vmler  the  aathority  and  inviUtion  of  his  in4« 
iMtyVi  pveolamation,  h^  had  alwajri  considered  the  lat- 
ter a»  entitled  to  the  lame  protection  in  everj  respect, 
at  the  British  troops.  Thus  it  appears^  that  both  In 
nriaciple  and  practice,  the  conduct 'Of  Great  Britain  has 
ieen  similar  to  that  of  the  United«6tates.  ** 
-^.  .fFhe  reaultof  this  debate  was,  a  determination  to 
ipMiiKtain  with  firmness  the  positipn  which  the  admiois- 
tratien  had  takc« ;  arid  if  Great  Britain  persisted  in  the 
feli  resolution  of  rendering  the  war  bloody  beyond  the 
enmple  of  modem  times,  as  tiiey  had  already  rendered 
it  most  barharons  and  ferocious,  the  United  States  must 
reluctanti  J  pursue  a  course  to  be  lamented  bj  every  man 
of  common  humanity. 

Somewhat  connected  with  this,  :^n  investi^tion  was 
set  on  ibot,  as  to  the  spirit  and  manner  in  which  the  war 
kad  been  carried  on  bv  tiie  enemy.  The  report  of  the 
etmmittee  enumerated  the  various  instam;es,  in  which 
the  Britnh  military  and  naval  officers  had  violated  the 
Inewn  n«^^  of  civilized  nations,  in  the  mode  of  prosecut* 
ing  this  war  u^nst  the  United  States.  The  massacres 
on  the  River  Ksisin,  the  depredations  and  conflagrations 
Ml  the  lakes,  before  there  existed  an^  pretext  for  retalia- 
tion, and  the  barbarous  warfare  of^  the  sea  coast,  were 
•poken  ef  in  the  strongest  terras  of  indignation.  The  war 
IumI  been  condncted,  on  tiie  part  of  Great  Britain,  nearly 


oeatending  with  an  indqMsdent  nation.  The  treatment 
of  American  prisoners  was  the  most  cruel  that  can  be 
ima|pw»d }  the  horronrs  of  the  prison  ships  were  renewed ; 
■everal  hnidred  mhappy  wretches  were  shut  up,  without 
K^t  or  air,  in  the  holds  of  the  ships,  and  thus  transport- 
fCd  screw  we  Atlantic,  stowed  together  like  miseraUe 
(AMcau,  ia  the  slave  trade.  In  this  cruel  and  unneoM- 
iM*j  t^iAsportation  across  the  Atlantic,  manjr  of  our 
oountrjiAien  perMied  for  want  of  air  and  nourishment, 
and  altejipenenced  siiff^rii^  almoit  incredible.  This 
tret^BwICt  mu  contrasted  with  th%t  received  by  the  firi- 


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ciared  itself  satisfied^  fr«™,  Jk     ■  *. .  '■°*  committee  d*. 
ttat  Gr..t  BriWn  hL5"S&"J'r  "^^iAt', 
most  (l«graBlro«nn«r.  I!S     T  '?»'*"'•  of  w«r,  in  ihi  ! 

w  the  enemy's  acts  w^ T-^L"*  ""**  e?traordinarv 
the  unfortunate  AmeriSn^  fh^^"*  '?*'***•  «<»»SeS2t 
her  before  the  war  VnJ    '  ^"? '»*'* '»eeB  kidnawi^fc^ 

and,  on  refusing  to  fiehraJ^„-?T,,'*i«^'*  *»'»«  AmeriS^^ 
PeJIed  to  underJoSamf  l"**,***®*  co"«»trr,  wero  com- 
pnsoners  of  waf  This  was  ?„*r?  "  >f  ^^^7  M  SSi 
««e  upob  outrage.  "^  '"'****'>  accumulatuig  ou*:  ' 

Preten*ie  thatthrweren^  /"^^^^'l  *h«»»  under  2e 
f7  submitted  uS  sud,  altr""*"***    ^"^  ^^^ 
ed  to  be  the  slaves  of  g1«^  I   ,1**  r*^«««eed  d«S^ 
'Aj  other  monarch,  and  oj?^*^**  ?•"*'  °^  NapoteoJ!?, 
ed  to  be  called  Am'ericJns    P"**""*^  ''•"^*»  ''•^e  W-i*' 

•d.tltli^srS^^^^^  1-dd.eH.. 

Wfre,  althouSh  nXgtFthe^^^^^^^  the  de^cSSi^ jf 
Wterferenee  of  the  EmLronr  of  p  '"?'  P«>P08ed,  tbe 
further  thanbriagin/tK^J!-     .^"f"*  extendini  no 

orSottenburg/ita^^ 

government,  than  accepteS ,  !mS^S^^  ^""''»  ^  «» 
wiMionera  who  were  afreSttn  rI*  •****'***»»  to  th» com- 
•lan  mediation,  the  nre^X^i"  *^"*?'P»'  •»«»«••»  the  !«. 
Jonathan  Uuasi^'ISd'XAo.JuSr*^  ««»^  gSJ, 
•f  peace, and  who  wonXr  S^"*  " f<»n>"»io«ett 
!«"«.  >ittIemore  Wm  «LTfi^l*'^"'^'*>'<»ottM! 

*han  to  shew  the7ince"  tv  or^ffr'^WS'^'  from  S, 
— trpe^e,  buttSJ-Ji^dfct^^SS^BSug^^ 


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'^WTORY  ot  THE  WAR. 


g»«r"Sj5St^,*J,VS^^^^^  the 

«e  aonductV  the  enr,J^   S  A^r*'^  «a'iing  ground  j 
•"'•eg,  was  such  as  to  awaSn  i  T^°"*«"*'on  of  hostile 

3« ;  and  the  rqectioTjf  tte  t/^^^^^ 

«d  many;  who  confidenH  JV   jw'*]*  mediation  ataaaer- 

otme  home  to  the  fisef inoT  «?*J^  ^■'*  .obtained  at  tea 

cUimed  exclu8ive^bi?S/*'**?'H«n»tion,  andweS 

been  the  bi^  fl!Z  ^^  *''«  oppteition.  as  feiv  nt  .1^!? 


•Wmed  excTushe^Tr"SJ*'  *^*  rH^wtTonrand  w7S 
been  the  ^pl'o^^tZT^^^^^t;^^^^^^ 
?mt  those  who^Ifc  c„„  ?.5^Sl^*S*"4 


eamplained,  that  those  whnm  It    "'^Bntish  actually 

w  ^"»«nca,  should  S^S^  fc  considered  her  frienX 

,      jused  them  of  faithS,S,I\tr  ?»'^'^'*!">««»  i  a«id  a" 

fijLr;'"'"^^  their  i"vnft;Snt;i;'?"'*'°'=^»  ^^^^ 

^  for  the  men  in  poter  ffih^  overcome  their 
proof  ^Qf  nationality,  sJcir«*  mSl*?'*  '^w  a  delightful 
ft^«  Britain  he««fr  "  fi,"  p^S.?'!"  *^»  "^^ted 
ijhon  so  receotljr'comVwed  ^f  f '/**"«t  "*»'  ^o™  « 
•tates,  not  jet  perifectly  EnSLl  *'»l!P«'»<*eot  jarrin, 
virtuous  man  to  rddce  J  SL  7?'  't  becomes  ever? 
however  he  „^y^^kVZ*.«ood  fortune  qf  his  coun?r/ 

.    wees  every  whei^i.I!?  *?'"'.**  *'  the  farlike  aDneail 
t  taindsofthJy^*fe^».  interested  the  a^K 

^»hei  TheliiJSJj'^^^f,. ^ew..,  of  being  dis. 
»H*Jtpreadiiig.  TheCbLrf?  7  Pursuits* #a8 
.te^^**"  •*  iSace,  and  ZLJfiPP^*»  'T^o  bad  been 
wdostnous  avoStioni.  <»uldn^?i'^u°*'''"Pi««'  '«  their 
But  man  is  every  wheri  T^tZ'^:'??*^  «"'»'»««f' 
gwt  long  in  the  midst  ofiSfSK  ^''*''''»  ■•«*  «"not 

teen  difficalt  to  predict,  tMSl  J*  '^'*"'*'  "ot  have 


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H^STOflV  OF  THf  Wi^' 
CHAPTER  XIH. 


The  Southren  ww-Massacre  of  fort  Mimg^Bicpeditioa  rf 

Irjd.««8urpn«d  by  general  Cocke-B^pedition of ^L 

Floyd-Cnt.c.1  situation  of  general  J,K*wn^Di,fi*t  rfti^ 

Indjana-The  qreel^a  totally  defeated  at  the  Ho^eXS,^^ 

,  ^G«««d  Jackson  terounates  the  C^jfe  «ir.  ^  ^euTT 

Our  a0airs  to  tfce  southward,  th^  reader  willreeolleetk 

Northern  armies  retired  into  wii^ter  quartern,  t&^  ^ 
pub  .ck  attention  was  kept  alive,  by  the^intere"  ngSJenS 

Xetnir^Tlfj^^^^^^  f  ?"*  Creeks,*d«Sl; 

opinir     ^''*'/^*'^''P«°P»«»»«d*t  length  dedaifeS 

In  consequence  of  the  threatenibir  aoDearaneM  f*  fl4: 
South,  and  the  hostilities  which  Xlad?*1I^iSr  Jf 
the  Indians  inhabitine  the  Snaniali  t!!^*]!:-   -l!  ^ 

Mitchell,  of  Geor«a?vU!.qTrSb^^^^^^ 
war,  to  detach  a  frigade  to  t«e  O^mV^l^e  ^ZX& 
purpose  of  covenng  the  frontier  settlements  of  &e  state! 
bovernour  Holmes,  of  the  Mississippi  territoryVwls  kt 
the  same  time  ordered  to  joinabody  of  militia  £othrvi£ 

Mobile.  IntnecourMofthe8ujnraer,the8ettle«intha  ^ 
vicimtv  ofthatriver,  became  so  much  alarmSf^SS  ^ 
JSIh^.'^TIk"*'*'.**^  the  Creeks,  that  the  pLteTpaS 
abandoned  their  plantations,  wd  sought  iSweia^ 
different  forts  j  while  tiie  peace  party  amongst  thfcreeS! 
had,  inwroepIacM,  shut  themsefret  up  in  fortiTiSt 
)vere  besieged  by  their  countrymen.  ^  ^^  ^ 
Ihe  commencement  of  hostilities  waa  wUnesacd  U 

2'eM^%Tf"**r'S^«"^«"«»  tharcitfoSdSj 
the  history  of  our  Indian  wan.    llie  settlers,  from  ^ 

imperfect  Idea  of  theirdanMr,  had  adopted  ."irlTeilS^ 

mode  of  defence,  by  thr^'themwlvWhitoiSSfSS 


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-       niSTOKT  OP  TH£  WAR.  f»     ; 

y»UtiwiB^*t  great  distances  from  eacbatter.  «i  the  y«. 
noaa  branches  ^f  the  Mobile.  Earlj  in  Aawrt  T^ 
SS:K.*f  ^  Indians  intende^d  S  ^KlitS 
?  V  JK*f*  "«»««.8tation8,  and  destroy  them  in  dataU  Th^ 
St fi^  Iftich  they  «ouId  attempt,  would^Llrte 

iTSSLr^  S**'**  ™  the  Induins  wese  abrat  to  maka 
2J^konA«poat,butunfortunatelytoeKt«ea?en«S 
ISS.  rf  ♦hi  2*''»'"»'*'g-  Dttnngthcmomeatarjcbntiw^ 
&„^k  ******""»  *?•"«  preparations  were  ma^e  forX 
£2^V  ''"^it  *«««»  that  it  wis  almostimpossible  to  ,i^ 

S  *?-rSf^"*  .    ■  ®  *«f *  '^^s  coramaaded  by  major BcmIv; 
Jf  the  MissiMipni  territory,  (a  brave  officer,  and  asH^f 
Ti^r^^'^^H^.'j^  '^P®*^**^,)  with  abont  i  hundred  v«I 
iHOt^  underliis  command.  By  some  fata^itv  nnt«iA 
•tdn&g  the  warnings  he  hadreSd/he  wZ/notrffil 

«iMte,tbirtieth,  at  noonday.  The  centinel  had  scK 
tima  to  notify  the  approach  of  the  ladiani  S,f?TJl 
nishedi  with  a  dreadSSlJell.  towards  t?ePe,thicht2 
Wirfe  open;,  the  garrison  was  instantly  under  wmsan^ 
the  major  flew  towards  the  sate.  withl^«!»^u^     *     • 

length  clowd,  after  great  alaaghter  on  both  nfm.^!?.  . 

The  Indiana  now  for  a  moment  withdrew*  aDDan«fl«i 
.  i^eartened  by  th«r  lots,  but  oa  h^hl^SS^lt 
^irchief  Weatherfofd,  they  retorned^<ha»KitS 
%  to  the  assault ,  hanng  picured  «tes,  Sey  S^^ 
Jd  to  cut  down  the«ate,  and  at  the  satMS^SSTa 
Jwach  in  the  pickets,  and  nossessing  themaSves  oMhi 
Wjrfthftfort,  compeUedfiTberie^ to X^ 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  wisL 


ti.n  of  these  «K„ate  "?  ?**.*"  ^^  '^fi»»  theStS! 
•nd  ch  drenat  their  ..nk.       2'  ™®  unfortunate  women 

the  horroor  of  their  .^..^J     *  °^  '"**"'»  war%e.  thfti 
terrour  of  the  swn.  hJ?  V°" /*?  »»«  cooceiveT  Sa' 
bereft  them  of  Sseni'te^^^.^^^  '"««*«»*  ^  ^3? 
at  the  recital  of  ito  St,-^''"*^  ***'"''•;* '^"^^  »««»»S 
.     these  monsters  j  from  the  most  ^^"  "***"  ''»*  ^•*«'  by  / 
est  infant,  they  hecame  A-  ^  P**^".  *«  *«  yetrn/ 
boteherjr ;  'and  some'to  avdS  J'^'^*  P*^  in^^crimiDag 
into  the  flames.    Tfew  oZ^es  J.^l(?«»  evenro«hed 
pickets,  while  the  IndLs  were  Sl^^'Pi?*  °^«r  the 
massacni.    About  two  hundT^«nS^!** '°  **  ^''^^  '^ 
•ges.a'w^jxes.tbus  J^rS  Wi?j''**^  P*:««»«  ^^  «« 
dians,  and  about  one  Cdrel^^rK^I^C^t'^dly  fa- 
at  the  other  posts^  dr  statioZ^^*'  i  ^*  R^"'*''^  «*»"«* 
Phe,  can  «earwlyCdewS,Z^'  It*^'^'  '«^t~-  ^ 
fearing  a  simUar  fate  ah«^E^i^  wrefcched  inhabitants. 
,   »«««n^  in  the  i  ddii trthe"^^^^^ 
vouwtoescane  to  MrfwL       "^°*^  "*'  *»  their  ende*. 

;±i?«*  ^«  Sw'fit;'  o7res?^«!rT  r*'"^ 

ProbabljasnttmerousasSewhol^^^w^'^'I''*"  '^'^    , 
Wnt,  and  tfceir  cattle  dSJ^vS^    t  "^  ^'^^''*)  ""^^ 
bettor  thafr  a  wild  he^t  "^'^^'    »avage  man  is  littie 

feel  «compas:i:!?f!:jr„*,vL';  r^^r*""^'•^'^  -«"» 

tte  horrours  which  they  hlhitu^n     "  '^^^^  unmove^. 
fbei  of  every  kind     ffii/i    "'"^  Perpetrate  agaiiMt 

J«^  inj«.iiXm  ?    N^'velirasffifeH"^-^ 
taken  from  them :  and  hHiA        *"*'^*  *  *»<>*  «f  JWraad 
*^t.in,  itS  ".t^*^t^^?' ff"'^''** 
•elves  of  the  cfmntr^^^'l^S^^lP;''?^  «»*«• 
ttothingbut  the  basest  iirS«tTI?^*te."8btowiier»«- 
tbem,  under  the  Ss%SSw  J7'^  '••^*  ««*«•«•*  ^1 


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MMtlttect,  bat 
'f»f  thesitva^ 

mate  womeii 

veawakeiMjt, 
MewholMi^' 
v»f»ti  thui, 

:ieDt  toh^ 
>es  nolHbleetl 
»»  spared  b# 
>  the  yonii^ 
nscritninat* 
sven  roHhed 
ing  over  the 
the  work  of 
sons  Qf  all 
fHendljrlii. 
lick  caused 
>1  catastro- 
Dhabitants, 
offftncicNd 
«ir  endea- 
species  of 
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un  of our 


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lUw  Credu.    On  Ae  second  of  November  general  Golfee 

waa  detachedi  with  nine  hundred  men,  aKainat  the  Tal- 

,  Ittshatchea  tMgs,  and  reached  the  place  uiout  da;f-Hght 

the  next  mnmoig.    The  Indians,  apprised  oi  his  ap- 

aroach,  were  prepaired  to  receive  him.    Within  a  short 

4i*tei>c^of  theviliacethe  enenky  charged  upon  him,  with 

a  boldness  selAtai  cusplayed  by  Indians.    They  were  re« 

,  milBed,  and  after  tlie  most  obstinate  resistance,  in  which 

Ihey  would  receive  no  quarters,  they  were  slain  jalmosf 

^>  ie4  man,  and  their  women  and  children  taken  prisener^^ 

^^lliere  were.nearly  two  hundred  of  their  warrkwrs  killed 

'  bi  tUs  affitir.    The  loss  of  the  Americans  was  five  killed 

« and  fort^  vmmnded. 

Late  in  the  morning  of  the  seventh,  a  friendly  Indian 
'broi^jllit  iatelligenoe  to  general  Jaekaony  that  about  thi^- 
I'ty  mdes  below  his  camp,  there  were  a  number  of  Crtdcs 
f  aellected  at  a  place  called  Tallede^,  where  they  were 
**^%ngaged  in  besieging  a  number  of  friendly  Indians,  who 
,  invst  inevitably  perifh  unless  speedily  relieved.    This 
|r  afficejr^  whose  resolutnona  were  as  ru>idiy  es^ecutedas  th^ 
^  irere  formed^  marched  at  twelve  o'clock  the  same  nighty 
>  mk  the  head  «f  twelve  hundred  men^  and  arrived  wii 
'^  mites  of  tiie  place  the  next  evening.    At^dni(^' 
again  advanced,  by  seven' o'clock  was  wirain  ajmle  df 
f'^tt^  enemy,  and  immediately  jnade  the  most  U^icious 
arrangements  for  surrqonding  them.    Havin|»€pproach- 
ed  in  .thie  manner  almost  unperceived,  within  eighty 
yards  of  the  Indians,  the  battle  commenped  on  their  part 
tritb  great  fnry^  hot  being  repulsed  on4ll  sides,  they  at- 
tempted to  make  their  escape,  but  soon  found  tbiemselves 
enclosed;  two  eompaniea having  at  first  nven  way,  a 
Mace  was  left  through  which  a  coosidenible  oumb^  of 
rae  enemy  escaped,  and  were  pnrtued  to  the  mountains 
with  ereat  slaughter.    In  Siis  action  tiie  Americaii  kas 
wastihteen  kiil^and  eighty  wounded.  That  of  the  Creeks 
was  little  short  of  thfee  hiui4fed»  thik  wMe  force  ex- 
ceeded a  thonisand.  H.     T^   -^ji    J  ..f,  5 

General  Cocke,  who  eommaaded  ttie  other  division  ef 
tile  TenAefSee  militia,  on  tkeelevenlh  detached  general 
White  from  Fort  Armatronto  where  he  was  mcampeA 


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Witt.*  i«.g ,  51Sr!iJ^'*'""™^S?'"»^'*«'- 

J«4^^ii,  k  WM  hoped,  wMld  bring  time 
3  in  «2?2Si!^  ^  "?*  *****  ••«c*»  th«r  •till  permt.  , 
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HISTOEt  OF  THE  WAR. 


227 


humimi  v^loote fr.  from  Tenne,^ 'Ta'^'^H *«^* 
.  jwreral  hBudred  friendly  Sn!  li*°**  '^^  *"«••  •»/ 
^,  bjr^neral  Coffee  ffi  numSrof  «%.''"  *  «» j^neJ 

«t(he  sane  time  of  relieVinir  PAr*^       i    '°^°»  *"<* 
w«8«ltobethreateneth^^„^?^^^^^  which 

try.  On  the  evenim*  «f  *i.I  V  5  .  ™®  *"*•»*»  coun- 
-dn  from  aw^a^Ss^i^S./S'*^  first,  believing  him- 
of  Indl«ng,r^S' i"w4l^Z*^  **^  *  laiiieSody 
.placed  hiiiself  inTe*heat^ifS!  VPI*^"*^<»'  a°4 
time  in  the  niirht:  we  of  hi.  ^^l'*^  '^?'^"'^«'  Some 
that  hehad  «te^ tTeVnem^T:  mTefoV "'T^**°" 
their  beingbusily  eniraired  iJ  genS  J.f  .  °5  ?•***  ^o"* 
and  children,  it^w^ZiniSii  *7*/  *•»*■'  "'omen 
A«erica«uirf  ^Id  dther  ^t?  ^'^  discovered  the 
before  moSfe  WhSe  the  bSS^  **'  ^*\«  *»  »**«»? 
wadinew,  they  were  vlJ^l^'^^^'i?  *?  *'^'«  «tateof 
flaiA  aboat^JJ?thSmi^  ***"*?'*  *»"  *''«r  left , 

.  i«2»a.    'Jwa  tSrhoweve^^^h^-^"^  *"  r"":^  «**■ 
ftiat,  general  Coffi  Sri-I^^J^fr!':***.**  be  a 


infonnation  thS^r5ould^of^{/*''*5***» '«*""»«»  ^''^ 
without  aSi™  ,  a  Slf  an  honr  Ci***"*  ***  .•**«»l»t  >* 
when  the  enemy  wmmlncS  .  fi.  Jr^*'^*'®*^^  **»P«»d, 
left  flank.  It  aeWthTv  Sd  inte^**S^^J*"  JacklSK 

,J^jr  confusion,  but £*S?''2iri2te*rS 
^wBton's  cansimekis  left  <l.«irl*\r    -^  P**^*"**** 

^-^la^dthaenemy^hSSldt^p^^-^T^a^^^^ 


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fllSTORY  OF  THE  WAR. 


2f» 

fled  with  precipitation.  On  thp  left  flank  of  the  Indiinf 
the  contest  was  kept  up  some  time  longer;  Rcneral  Coffee 
was  severely  wounded,  and  his  aid,  A.  Donaldson,  kuled  | 
on  being  reinforced  by  a  party  of  the  friendhr  Indians,  he 
compelled  the  enemy  to  fly,  leaving  fifty  of  their  warn- 
ours  on  the  ground. 

General  Jackson,  being  apprehensiw  of  afiother  attack, 
fortified  his  camp  for  the  night ;  thelext  day,  fearing  a 
want  of  provisions,  he  found  it  necessary  to  retreat,  and . 
before  night  reached  Enotachopco,  having  passed  a  dan- 
gerous defile  without  interruption.  In  the  morning  he 
had  to  cross  a  defile  still  more  dangerous,  where  he 
might  expect  that  the  enemy  had  formed^an  ambuscade ; 
he  therefore  determined  to  pass  at  some  other  point.  I  he 
m«)8t  judicious  arrangements  having  been  made  for  the 
disposition  of  his  force  in  cai^  of  attack,  he  moved  for- 
ward towards  the  pass  which  he4iad  selected,  rhe  front 
guard,  with  part  ot  the  flank  columns,  together  with  the* 
wounded,  had  scarcely  crossed  the  creek,  when  the 
alarm  was  given  in  the  rear.  Jackson  immediately  nve 
orders  for  hU  right  and  left  columns  to  wheel  on  their 
pivot,  and  crossing  the  stream, above  end  below,  assail 
tlie  flanks  and  rear  of  the  enemy,  and  thus  completelj 
enclose  them.  But,  to  his  astonishment  and  mortification^ 
when  the  word  was  given  for  these  coluFnns  to  form,  ami 
a  few  guns  were  fired,  they  precipitatcly^e  way.  Ihis 
unaccountable  flight  had  well  nigh  proyef^fal :  it  drew 
alone  with  it  the  greater  part  of  the  centre  column,  Icav- 
ins  not  more  than  twenty-five  men,  who  being  formed  by 
colonel  Carrol,  maintained  their  ground  for  a  time  against 
oyetwhelming  numbers.  All  that  could  now  be  o|)po8ed 
tole  enemy;  were  the  few  who  remained  of  tiie  rear 
guard,  the  artillery  company,  and  capUin  Rapeir*  pom- 
nany  of  atoiea.  Their  cond^c(,  however,  was  admnraWe. 
taeutcnant  Armttroog,  with  the  iitmost  coolness  hnd 
intrepidity,  dragged,  with  the  assiatanceof^afew  more, 
the  aSp^iidcrirp  the  hill,  although  exposed  to  a  heavy 
fire :  and  having  gained  his  position,  loaded  the  piece 
witii  ijape,  and  SS  it  with  such  effect,  that  after  a  few 
discharges,  the  enemy  was  rtspilsed.   The  Indiasi  were 


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'/ifpa^^. 


HBTORr  OP  TOB  WAB.' 

iwm  ooaj  01  IndiaDs  about  an  hour  before  dav      TtrL- 

stole  upon  the  centinels,  Bred  upon  E  Id  Jian      / 

;ed  witligreftt impetuosi  j  to^s Te  i^e ^*^'it*" ™— 

*8oon  became  genSal  j  the  front  of  bbth  flanks  wa.  cl^" 

^pressed,  but  the  firmness  of  the  officer  and  mel^' 

pelled  their,  assaults  at  every  point     A«  «.«.„  .„  •?  I 

«me  sufficiency  light,  ^neiJlToyd  st^enX^ed  ht 

right-wing,  and  formed  liis  cavalry  in  the  r«f  r  Til  5- 

irntf/nl^^  «»«e««™y  wenriV^erbeStt'^e"^^^^^^^ 

f and  132  woundiiH     Ti.«*Jrf*u    T  j"'    ^•^  17  killed 

b,s^.2Si^r;ii;L"?f J^^p^^^^^^^^^         ^ad 

nr'^fe'ir ^"S^*"*^^^^^^^^  e'xSo'i^iS^  5S: 

jroe.    Frofe  the  influence  of  their  prophets  over  tjilr 

l^I^*Si •"???''' *"  '»'»P«"  *fa** «»« ti«»e  would  at  iJltS^ 
nve,  whca  their  enemies  would  be  d«Uvered  intJ?K![: 
hands.  fieneralJackson  having  wS^nsWe^^ 
reinforcemente  from  Tennessee,*Md  iSbkISSW! 

MTK:r.c?:d?r.^^^^^^^^ 

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BWTORT  OP  THll^_ 


fuHr  arranged.  I„  this  nl.     *?•*'*  "'^  »f  portJiX  1!? 

perfectly  «e^re ,  the  asSf!  ?*^  ^Jff^deiSd  SS»^^^ 

,   J?*  being  exposed  to  aJeuw"?  T*"  «*»*  «PP«mS  #iS! 

breastworks,  was  litUe  short  JJ*^  *"«  fendowjd  by-  the 

to  l»«  the  fi„r™  ^2^  *•  w>le  of  ft.  iSdJ?!™ 
«Mt  none rf^ij;^  .hoaKJ^  k*™"" '» "«!>«  nwmw 

w«  kept  MP  ^Z^aiTrJ^;^''^'*'^^^^yt^£ 

ventured  to  show  theWBlJ&m*'*''  the SSj 
the  n^n  time,  generS  rISJ^''*^«r  deftiM:^  ^^ 


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HiSTORY  (W  THE  WAft. 


£31, 


2;2g^^vi^  weje  obliged  to  remaiiiS  order 

]K!£S^*.SP"j     »•:«  wrogg  the  stream,  about  one 
^dred  jArdt  wide,  while  »ome  plunged  into  the  river! 

™i?«l?r/^***^  part  embarked,  landed  on  <he  penin- 
BuU,  JeiijidVancedinto  the  yillagc,  drove  the  enemv 

Sr  ^^^V^  ^P  *l*^*  fortification;,  r^conUeStJ 

S^'itTd\'i^thS?;Lre?**'"^^^ 

«»SnlS^'./r''"*?u  ^.''?]°§  *''•*'"■  arrangements  were 

hU  mil  tot  ?«5t  r'T  '«  *^^  *'*™«'»t  Stations  of 
J"  "f ^5?  fe. «?  *«  f»«  char^.    The  regular  troops  led 

S»mi^?^l  *""""?  andmijor  Montgomery.  weE  in  a 
SJSf^    f  PO«!e?*ionof  the  nearest  part  ofthe  brelst! 

Zi  -J^f„Si:iHr'"T*".'*^  them^^witheoual  firm- 
new  and  intrepidity.    Having  maintained  for  a  few 

£lWer?wiiS2i^'?K'  •?'''*'."'•  "'•"y  «f  the  enemy's 
c«5edi?i^1S?*fc-****'^T"T  bayonets,  they  sGc 
ceeaed  in  Mibiift;  the  opposite  side  of  the  works.    tW 

'  'Ynl^Sr ''%H*:>?^*'"*'*f'''^  the  ene«y,1ath^Sh 

v;*»per»tum  inspires,  were  cut  to  pieces.    ThJ  whole 

XS;^  whSZ!;',^'***''*,;^^"'!!"^«^  thepeninstlari^; 
•ttwed  with  the  slain.    Five  hundred  and  filtv^wn 

fri^iTlj'**"^!;  ^^'^  *^"»''»  *«t«  the  riverhyl^rir 

t^^i^     S^d^f.T"''''  and  children   were  token 

tSaTdon,K   i°*"7"  twenty-six  white  men 

ChmkSs    W^I^    «:?  fft'*^'^"  ''«""^«d  ;  eighteen 

Siv  Creeki^illi;     J*";*^"^  ^"""^«^  5   ^"d  five 
T?»:/^^fj    ••***••"*' «**^«»wound(«».       - 

wJ^  Th^^j**f  "*J®  ^"^'''7  P«*  «n  en<»  to  the  Creek 

romnleTX^SL";^  ^"V  "^*'^*^«  «*»^'<*«d  ^^^  ^«e 

wuwnw  <in  me  l^ooge  aad  Tallapooae ;  a  ptfrty  of  the 


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i;*'"'  to  them  kt  *f"'f""">epa«rM;,5"''^l*«'^ 

«?«*  in  considerarin  "*7T'  *<>  restore  aliik?"**''***'*  *• 


A. 


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V 


«8T0ttr  OF  THE  WAR.  «as 


CHAPTER  XrV. 

0«»er.llJJ^kin««  retire,  to  PUtUburgwQen.  Brown  mi^Ae. 
to  the  N«ir«ra  frontier-Affiur  of  La  Colle-Excrtion.  of 
commodore  MTJonoogh  to  create  ana^l  foKse-Contc.t.for 
•upenority  on  Ufe  OnUrio-A««*  of  Oiwego^Beath  of 
cotonel  ^oriythe-Colonel  CampbeU>  expedition-QalUnt 
defence  of  captain  Holme.- Serioiu  crUi.  In  the  state  of  our 
•ffairt-Commodore  Hardy  invule.  the  northern  iea«oa«t^ 
Take.  po..e..ion  of  Baatport  and  Caatine-Gallant  defence  of 
Stoninyton— The  John  Adam,  deatroyed. 

AvTKft  the  failiKe  of  tht  campaign  against  the  British 
^prov,nces,  the  Northi,«  ar«y  SinTin  winter  quar- 
latT^r^'pnrnf'yu"'**'"*'  occurrence,  until  towards  the 
mwfL  «i    ,  7*"""*7-    G?ne«»  Wilkirfson  had  sob- 

poats  m  bis  ^inity,  with  a  view  of  cutting  off  the  com- 
munication  beWeen  Upper  and  Lower  cSnadaTS 
however,  d,d  nW  mejilJi;;;i^robation  of  thrsecrete^ 
at  war:  who  ga^e  orders  that  the  American  force shoulf 
Pl.r?''2r"  ^'T  i?  P'***'*'  P««*'°"'  »"<»  atationed  at 

.  l^T^S^^ff^S'^l^r'^^*'*^^^^^''  Harb<iur,  with 
a  proportion  of  Beld  artillery  an>4«ttering  cannon.  Thtf 

Sneral,  in  obedience  to  these  order&er  destroying  hia 
rracks  retired  to  the  place  appointed    The  Bri?th. 
apprized  ofiiis  movements,  detached  a  large  force  under 
colonelScot    of  thelOSd,  who  destrojeftlie  pSk 
atoriM,  and  pillaged  the  private  citiaens!  but  on  hC^ 
of  the  approacb  of  an  American  force,  retreated  in  th*  , 
most    precipiUte  manner.    The  whole  party  suffered 
S ;      Z^'a  V!'"®  «»«»*  storm,  besides  losing  upwards 
rftwohwdred  deserters.    It  ia about  this  time,  tUt  de- 
sertions^ became  one  of  the  serious  difficulties  which  the 
iSlJ:^  to  encounter :  their  custoui  of  permitting 
their  loWiery  to  pjunder  in  almost  evi>ry  in«tangtf,  mft?  .= 


I.* 


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V^nh  a  view  nf  J-  .  'r  ^"^  purnoa.  IV    ""'» ™weroiJeR 

fj"^*  at  the  head  J«^l"^*  ^'Vra  V/  **'^"*  B«»wn!M 
**«  Canada  C  l*t«"t  four^hJuSL''^'"'^*"^*^?^'^ 

/•cached  U  c 'i^'  V.'f  eaemv^s  giriJ??*/^^"-    After  dia^ 
fund  imnSSwJ*  *■'*  *«  P«4  the  ^L  °**'"*  o^Si  , 

uojier  generaJ  bS  "  *^«  "ght  j  and  #K?  A'^""»*«d, 
orderetfto  taE.  .       ? .  ^^  ^'le  lift    ??i  "*  ^^"^  briffada 

iKie,wa8pJaeedSi.tL°"'*«'«ct«oin/^V^^^^^  whifc 
ihese  arrautempn^L"**  command  nf^  ^"^firttbii. 


•mttm^,>4%- 


'■HBWAir 


B     ^•"  »n  tneir  service 

B?    ™en»  crossed 

*J  «t?»e  house    rt  * 
,^n  eighteen  poii«: 
Jhe  nature  orthe 

-^aod  a  five  inch 

»,and  ,euleii«n(,. 
"•e  distance  of 

*«Jdthirt.enS 
'«t«5«t,  white    - 

»aftb,firttjbd! 
■-eralAl^^omh: 
erjr  opejded  yj,,, 
earned,    xfe 
'  fi«5  from  the 
.•breach,  al- 
'''"•    Captain 
Bttient  oTth* 


'.iK        \fl  <& 


*-li'_i;u 


mSTORY  OP  THE  WAB."^  935 

jeeoad  shot  bad  broken  his  thigh ,  his  next  officer  Lara- 
ir*;i*^-*5!;*!S:«^  *^f  *?°^  5  lieutenant  Sheldon  kept 
2£^..^hi11?:i***ri*V^*»«^''-»  wd  behaved  in  a 
^^r«  ^If  u*'"'''  *"^  *''«  P™"«e  «f  b«  general. 
taM^^S^^T"-^""'  perceiving  that  the  Amcri- 
SSS/^I^J^  bombarding  the  houseTmlide  a  desperate 
JhSfhilr*™  'LT  ^Ja'^edupon  the  cannon,  in 
JlB  >!  «  repulsed  bj  the  coveriig  troops,  and  c6m- 
pelled  to  retire  to  his  fortress  with  low.     tt  being  now 

tildinrwht'^'^.t"  "*''*  an  impression  onthisftrong 
«omm»S:i     ;"*.  •'^?"*  .r"*  °^  ""««"»»  thickness,  thi 
commander  in  chief,  caJling  in  his  different  parties  feU 
back  in  good  order.    The  loss  of  the  Americans  in  this 
affair,  was  upwards  of  one  hundred  and  forty  in  killed 
«d  wounded   that  of  the  British  is  not  iScertained; 
The  unfortuMte  issue  of  this  affair,  and  the  failure  £ 
nu J  w  r*T'^'.''r8''A8*""»'  Wilkinson  into  disre- 
Krw  *^*  P"^''*^*"-     ^P*  ^'^*'  *»"'*  inbei-ent  in  the 
^.1  «  ^^"u  ^''*!;"™®°*'"  *be  hastj  and  harsh  decision 
nr,  *!?k'' •  *^°"?««*«d  character  of  men ;  it  no  m?rS 
^  than  ff  tv  ifn?ih?*-S*  r'»«V^>n'nitted  by  t'en  million^ 
itfaJ^  **  lifflividuals.    Men  are  oftenVuined  in  pub- 
Sn#-     "*!I"l\.'^'"  ^^'^^  "T"'  «••  for  uncontrollable  w. 
VtnlXl  "f  fl^'.^'\'^  '^'f^^*°  «»«^»ted  to  the  highest 
pinnacle  of  celebrity,  for  actions  «fliich  may  be  iStter 
considered  the  effect  of  chance,  than  the  test  of  merit! 
The  admin.stratlon,yieIding  to  the  popular  voiceVthouiht 

selv'^*ir/K*.?*'^"*'"«^'®*="'*'*"  presented  them- 

\  tit  Atilri^-n  f  °°r^.'  T'P™*"*'  *•«*  government  of 

fc^Tho^       •?"'?'i*''  *.?  ^'^^  "^'7  ^«  boSrof  the  war! 

rhe  seventy  of  the  climate  on  the  borders  of  the  St 

Lawrence  and  the  lakes,  to  which  our  ty ros  wtf c  ffe; 

quently  exposed,  and  their  want  of  knowleWe  aXxn^^ 

rjence  to  render  themselves  comfortable  in*Simn:  X 

the  causes  of  fatal  diseases,  which  carried  off  a  matJJ 

number  than Jfell  in  battle,  ^he  propbrUoi? 4f^^ 


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u»«t  iw  d.*^„„  .Hi.  un.:;;^;^^  "kt  ^ 


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another,  as  --^^  .'  *"  ''•e  necessarT  m»:-^?'  foment  a 

Pracdce,  the  fnH?"-  ^«  had  yett  h?^**'' ""''««•  a 
«"«?,  which®  """**'*  n»»nutia  „y  *?'*«™«»M*potiB 
c*8.  ^'  *V«  ?./""««  «ccordinff  to  Itu  *''*  ?"«««   of  tfcT 

formed  ?  6ur"u7aF.'*"''*  '^«  "P^ct^S.j'S"*'  ?»«  «'«^  -^ 
"•struction  whi^h  *k  -^  *""*»  «nd  reaaiV<Si  *l     v  men  of/ 

ftrnished  »Sk '^''*  *'"^»  and  the  fiJ^^**'"^«  '^as  keoF' 


*a«  effected  t^plV  Jh  u^*  ^ret^king  up 
•e  8uiar*.*:«r""/  *"  May.    Som.l!  "? 


•f  the!  e'r^^^X^^^^^^^ 

^^foi^e  this    on  *•?"•■  «*'««*c'i  £plV  ih  u"*  *"■•'•'''»«  up 

"''«••, 80  astoiiecir^''*^^'*'  f«'-«fiecf L  ;3''i'"««n» 
V  at  Ven^enowTL*  P*''^?^  of  hi.  ^tllT.   *^'*C®**•r 
*  ^  copQ  with  that  of 


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-iJMiHWMCiWwW 


THE  W^k 

jet  to  learn  and  pot,.; 
V  *'»«  police   of  tfc? 

Dnhi  almost  the  cloS  /- 

•tish  were  not  on/v 

the  entrance  of 
the  breaking  ud 

•"oith  of  Otter 

"a,  which  then 
"•ngforitaar?" 
■service.    The 
"e  industrr.  to 
>^  with  that  of 


HISTORY  OF  THE  WiOt: — 7 


4; 


•>M 


ssr 


Sf  iSffi^*^  tje  enemy  across  the  creek. Tor  the  purpose 
J«WWflinB  the  Muadron,  and  at  the  same  time  to  in- 
jHp?^*  supplies,  which  it  w<is  supposed  would  be 


2S  Sr  't^/T*^*  ^'^  beentuiltduring  the  autumn 
iSnr    T^  ^"tf^ir  armament  did  nol  wriye  before 

3frX*vJ  Ji®  *"*  *'^J*''*  '^^  **•«  •"^"r'  ^en  they  found 
SeS*I??"  T"'  ??****  attempl  the  aestruition  of 
id  to  «ih£."  '*;?'*"'?  ""^^^  "P«i*^  «»e«ent  Prepar- 

th^  rivir  '^l*^*  »'»«e''J;  on  «>«  cApT,  at  the  entrSice  of 

sttio7Ju%!:r»L:i^i«L?!i^M'?^^^^^ 

sam( 

■■■!■  T    X         f^'W    ""  **  "'*"  '^'JPpOSed  Wuuiu  ui 

wajW-^ater,  for  the  purpose  of  completing  its  arma- 
Snlnf  P^***""  Ti°'-°to«i  Of  the  li^ht  artillery,  and  lieu- 
ttnant  Cassin,  with  a  number  of  swlors,  were  ordei«d  to 
SmAfr*'!-  ""^  the  battery.  Indications  being  at  the 
Ssf  ♦?«  S  discovered  of  an  attempt  by  the  enemy  to  as- 

™1*  •1^***''^.'.°.*''®  "»'■»  S*"e"^  l^avls,  of  the  Ver- 
mont  mihtia,  called  out  part  of  his  briga^,  in  order  to 
oppose  the  landing.    At  day-break  on  the  fourteenth. 

*pr«T'"/ir'^I?'^?"^***.*"/**?'^''  "Pon  ti»e  works,  but 
were  so  effectually  resisted,  that  they- were  compelled 
to  withdraw  from  their  position  with  the  loss  of  two  gal- 
lies,  which  thev  were  obliged  to  abandon.  Soon  after, 
the  whole  Muadron  moved  down  the  lake,  but  not  with- 
out some  skirmishing  with  general  Wright  of  the  militia, 
^A^ITTl^  ?"r^«gton.  Commodore  M«Donouj5 
ifril^IkP*Jl*°  bring  some  of  the  American  vessels  to 

S^LJAJJ*^"'''"''.^."*  "•?  ""t^'"*  n^i^^^  had  di«. 
'  •?»»««»  before  he  could  attain  his  object. 
.While  the  naval  preparations  were  making  on  Uke 

S./^""'  J?**  "V"**"  •"**  «P"°8  ^«"  *^ en  np  with 
the-pj«parabongfor  a  contest  for  superiority  on  Lake 

SS:.i  J*""  Bntish  converted  it,  however,^nto  a  con- 
testinbu.  Iding  the  groitest  number  and  the  l^t  ships. 
A|Ki<»gston,  a  ship  of  extraordinary  size  wasTiuilding  j 

ithiJn.S^*"'*  '""»'■'  *""**«*'  "  *'>«^  had  done  wilh 
o«wr  nations,tosupenourse*man8hipand  valour.   Com- 

S^?r;^^""7^7*l  "°'*«''  »he  Mcessity  of  building 

jMiditional  vessels,  for  the  purpose  of  maintaining  as  new? 

ly  as  possible  an  eaualitv  uf  foVce.    The  enemy  SaT,  hX 

^ff>^otjiatwW  Witt  endeavouring^  i,e^uer1ttSr- 


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rfiiffroRr  (»r  TBB  ^ 


{     provided  wi£  til*  rnlSf S\i  ^  ^  tfie  enamy'i  hpnts, 
wBverti  dftyt;  the  jinexpected  and  nOIant  rMi£»!l!!r 

^ ^ tl *  —    — 


♦■» 


HISTioRT  Off  THE  VfABL 

shbre,aflter  being  gallantly  opposed  by  Ueut*n\nt  SiS 

SSKr*fi?ttJ^*"?  L  flank,  and  did  great  ejecuSnT- 
Hndingftrtter  rwuBtanceuselesB,  lie  i«U  kick,  httatd 
hit  tTBopa,  Jrid  t**k  op  hi8  march  to  the  FalkTofOa^ 
deatroymj the  bridgcsin  hb  i«ir.  Hitherto,  totheSSS 
Dreia^le  ^ppointment  of  the  British,  the  naval  stores 
had  "ready  been  remoTed,  and  all  their  trooUe,  and  the 
I^^Zf  f**^  fustained,  procured  them  nothing  more 
tlian  a  few  barrels  of  piwisfonsand  some  whiskey?  This 
was  purchased  with  a  lo^  of  two  huAdrea  andAy-five 
meta,  m  killed  and  wounded ;  they  were  certainly  ftn-  ' 
?i.:«i?  *te.^'f*«''J^»,^»*  *»»ey  never  thdughtprbir  to 
te^    The  loss  of  tte  Amjjri<5ans  wastixtjX  in 

ing  officer,  lieutenant  Blaney.  '  .     *^    ^ 

On,  the  evenine  of  the  same  day,  a  liart  of  this  force  ^ 

JEJ:2r'*1*'T?fy!*"^'  and  JUan^S  thfpublick 
storts.  Theinhabitants  were  unable to^pel  thj  inva- 
ders,  who  indulged  themselves  in  their  usual  denreda- 
toera ,  when  general  Swift,  of  the  New-York  militi^,  op- 
teSht^  .X'Sft.t»*'»»P«rtof  his  brigade,  pot  flieSi  ' 
SJ^^ihjilf  ???.**  T^'t***'''  »^earing  that  the  Sqpc. 
SJiSfiilit*?*?  beenlaui^hed,  Sd  received  & 
S«K!?*«?^"*''l*  *"'•'!'*"•'*  '^roJteopthe  blockade,  and 
T^^^l^S^nfu    ^"^l^ernr  ship,  theMoliwk. 

'  E^ntidSi  ^^  u"  *•**  ''^^*  »«"*  *»  »•»«  ''O'Jid  have  to 
•l!IK!l'^ ''*''•*»"'?'"*"*» fr""*  the  same  place,  it 

*  ^^^J^S^l  "'"^  ^"^  ^"^""^  had  dHUppeSred,  to 
Jraiw«rtjiem  by  water,  and  avoid  the  expeJie  «nd  d^ 
lay  ofland  transportation.    To  deceive  thTenemy,  who^ 
hjd  numerous  g«n4K.ats  hoverinp  about  the  d^fe^t 
J     ~!il"P"'^''**  circulated  tb^itwas  intAidedto 

'  S^ISm,  ^*^  **.  ^"^J^*  "d  majpr  Appling  was 

|»tehed  by  general  Gaines,  with  a  detiSmfnt  to  aTd  ■ 
«pJ»inWoolsey  in  their  defence.    On  the  twenty^S  i«   , 
«fMay>  captain  Woolsey,  finding  the  coast  clear,75c£'    -J 


1  '  '![ 


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*^™«^  OF  THE  WAR^ 


JL, 


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4- 


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'4 


^rf 


ed  tfi6  village  of  Oiw««»  k, 

Tfi«inextd«j  they  reached  q^S' J?"*  ^^**»  ^e  '«k«. 
w§  It  a  few  miles.  liSM?AJ*"i?^  ^«^.  «»d  ascend' 

gun  vessel*,  andNmmeSSJ^^?' k''"  J**«^y««^  by  w^^ 
»nd  captain  H^Cy  dete^'^'lS^f    Major  ^pS 
an  ambuscade.    AsU  &"**l.  *?  *''»'^  thenf'in^ 
pushed  their  gun.bAtsandi:?tp«**"'5f*^»  «"»  •»«»? 
party  landed  tnd  ascended  a?o?j;i!'Pk*^*,  ^"*^'  "^lei^ 
cans  now  suddenly  S^2.*'lt '*"'''•   I'heAmeri- 
mpments/after one  fire  by  wkCT  ''^T'  *»*»  »'«»  *  fei' 
killed  and  wounded,  SeXh?"   *  T'^rom^a,  w^ 
era,  consisting  of  fouMilfl  '^*^.''*"  *«ken  prison- 
lieutenants  of  n,arE   Zi  """^  *^  *''«  ■*▼// U^^^ 
raen   together  wT^Vei?  boa!«  ^"S^--*?  "«*  thi^; 
l^pplmg,  for  this  affair   wm  hSj   !  *j'*' *^''**e'^-    Maio> 
lieutenants  Smith,  ffintTsh^  clT""^*  tUl''"  «ffi<Sl 
Armstrong,  and  ensign  Sni^^^^^   ff.*W"<-  '^ 
•    The  conduct  of  caDtail.   wS  *^*'*  publick  y  thaiiked 
??t  less  applaidSC   1  S^  S"^. j««  oSce« '^# 
joined  the  Americans  in  thK«l/  ®'!?'**»  '»*'«"«  had 
reach  the  British,  after  the^"*;*  til"'*'*  «•«  first  to 
about  to  commence  SrLde^l"/:^^^^     <bese  were 
Anglo  Indians,  at  the  Rhlr^Bi^^'fT  l'^''^^*^  by  fbe 
carora,  but  were  compellS,  «SJlV^''*'i;?^°.'  ""^^^^^^ 

rfrAe-tkT-'ftS^^ 

ral  time,  presented  hiS'S'  "if***  *"*'  "^  ^^ 
James  did  not  think  it  prodentt^!?  ^n««t«n,  but  Sir 
-^•Pof  n.guns.  thertt2:rufitct5gr  - 

jS^co,e  .ere,  Jou  noTai^Si^^-^-SB 


t,  and  tMu'i 


^J^t  idto  fte  lake. 
Creek  and  ascend- 
It  tp  look  out  for  the 

;di«Myere<lbj8ome 
Bd.    Major  Xppling, 

«?  «Ii»w  them  ing 
cipated,  the  enemy 
P  the  Creek,  while  J- 
'bank.   llieAmerUi 
lem,  tnd  in  a  fei^^ 
amber  ofthem  werti 
rwa«  taken  prison- 
ot   the  navj,  two 
undred  and  thirty 
ndcutteh..    M^or 
i»  and  his  officers. 
'»  ^'Pvland,  and 
PuWicklv  thi^ked.  : 
a  hw  officers  was  v 
ifida  Indians  had 
a  were  the  first  to 
ueri    these  wet« 
e  practised  by  the 
I'lstownjandTus- 
tneif  displeasure, 
»ved  at  Sackett'Si 

s  severely  felt  by 

best  seamen  and 
once  more  mat- 

a  out,  and  save- 1 
ogston,   but  Sir 

f.,unUlhislai*e 
»uldbec<,mplet-i% 

•n-dfiothismM.': 
i«ivee*t-d«iio7 

^ 1^ 


-atf'iWWWH.i^.'fe. 


Tw!^ipW*'»v»  ^ 


■*  *ifini'''*' 


OF  THE  WA». 


IMt 


^;;®*rf  S^-^'l'^lIf*  ''M  «cecd»9?»7  expensive, 
but  rtoW  tp^the  British  than  to  the  Amencans :  it  U  as- 
cejftained  ttat  It  cost  the  former  more  than  twice  what 

2!21»?J5Sr  iS^  "?  Americans,  in  consequence  of  their 
«^^4»m«Ities  of  transportation. 
gJ^Mnntilf  anj  cdnsequ^ce  transpired  in  this^uarter 
SJSii-  **  ^'^i"*  summer,  save  a  skirmis^  which  wasren- 
Sff !^  "nportant  by  the  death  of  that  active  thwigh-ea- 
jentf  ick  partiMnofficei>  colonel  ForsyUie,  whoM  been 

*  ■!??!![  u*^^  ^^?^-   .***'»°8  ■»«*«  an  inotarsion.  aa 
^  Odelltowo,  I*  attacked  a  party  of  the  enemy,  and 

watedwithaviewof drawingthemintoananibuscade;    / 
;w  '  V  u*"''"*!®'^^  succeeding,  a  severe  skirmish  endUed.   ^ 
"^Jl^^'f^^l^^^ofih^^eaemy  were  killed, among  thei^ 
f!«I?l*'**  celebrated  partizan  officer  captain  MalBux,  a 
C^WiJn^who  was  shot  by  lieutenant  miev.    After  the 
JW.«^'?J^%t^  Ap. 

.^#enerai  ^wn  had,  in  the  mean  time,  reached  the  Ni- 
Mua  frontier,  and  it  was  expected  tiiat  tiie  enemy  would 
mwamediately  expelled  from  the  American  temtory: 
»ttt  his  sitii^on  did  Hot  permit  the  attempt,  and  with  ii 
S'T'rtu^^'Xr.P'''**^/"^^"'^'^"*  tJiTnquilfity  pS! 

I^XTM^d  be  uoM^r  to  paw  over  in  sileni^,  however,  an 
Oglr  which  took  place  in  this  quarter.    Colonel  Caip. 

SH.**"^  *^*  Lake  from  Erie,  with  about  five  bundre\I 
men,  and^landing  at  Dover,  a  small  vUlage  on  ihe  Cana- 
^«de,  proceeded  to  destroy  tiie  milts,  £«ther  wM^Se 
greater  part  of  tiie  private  diyellings.    llie  expKn 

•nur,  though  otherwise  a  meritorious  officer,  watsreativ 
rtprobated,  a  court  of  inquiry,  at  whkTgenSaflJS 
yesided,  was  in^titutpd.^  iVe  court  deciledrSat  tiS 
l3*^"?r  °^  ^  'l"*'"x«"«»  «d  mills  mi^th^justi-       ' 
^il  *^*t  r**'  ""^  ^'^  «»  *»»*/  fi»rni.hertl«Biitisl» 

2^u^  h'J^L   J*"  c^ft,  although  excused  in  some^ 
J?2«^jff  *''*  "ample  of  the  enem/.  in  the  destruction 
1  ^te/^^^es  m  the  Niagara,  it  wits  nevertheless  cw- 

21  ' 


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Jactof  cpionii  eJSS.- 

the  women  and  cwt 
i«  e»ui,|,l4j  of  j^J 

foment  tniii«pfred 
*«»ng  once  more  i? 

*n«to^tcoIllKyte^ 
the  Britisir  fS 
,^?fvenil  officers; 

?«.*«•    About  tfcS 

^«ptain  ^olmeT 

ntered,andS? 
?«  party,  felU 

fJW«pHrpo^ 
^  BritiiE 


■s^' 


■Si.-  '>''-., 


1IWT0RY  OF  THEWJO^,  ^ 

.»>»  nnf^/E"^  *"  *"?^''*  .••«»•  *hen  retreated,  takS 
2fftfjL«^**'' "'*''■*  thanaixiyor  aeventymen:  laS 

^cje^gabout  U  mile.,  discovered  their  m^iin  bodr 
2™37«^k-"^'''*  •*•"»'  ^  ^'^'^ch  he  immediately^. 
Sin  tdli™*^.^*'^''"-  H»«ng  di«SSy  hi. 
£T«r.  k  •"*°**  J«<J»c'o«»  niMner.  be  firraKTaited 
for  them.}  bevig  protected  in  front  bv  a  deep  raVineraad 

feS&"^*"  ^^'^  *^*  ^*ll«'  side. WwWdScu^ 
Sn#*  »*h  ""**  <^«»»'nf«'ccd  at  the  same  moment  on  every  ^ 
Wn^  with  savage  yell?,  ami  the  sound  of  bugle.,  tbet^ 
ggar.  chat;gin§  up  the  hei^  from  the  ravinf ,  the  rthefe 
gje.  were  rapidly  assail^  by  militia  and  IndUnT  The 
first  approached  within  ti^eity  paces  of  the  Amerioaa 
hue,  aj^nst  a  very  d^tructivJ.Lrbot  Z  wTC 
tZ.^T  '"i  *^  P^*^»'  *'»°»«  ^»>o  followed  .rerdy 
ti~ySLiL*"**T°^  ?{.**»*'«•  «ffi«««  ««t  down,  th^y  re^ 
Jred  to  the  woods,  within  thirty  or  forty  pace^  and  the^ 

fe«f  ""^'*,  ^'l?  ^**  *P^''  onTotKJes     The 

knSlXt  JhfJr  ''^^  ;".T*'-ed'   were  ordered  tJ 
peel,  that  the  brow  of  the  heights  miirht  assist  in  MreerT 

}«;  *em  from  Ae  enemy  I  biu  the  e?emyW™^ 
MWiftaent,  a  .ingle  tree  affording  no  Siiter^wStoo^ 

w^  iaqaas  that  stood  together.    On  the  other  sides.  th» 

teTijiit'^h;?^.'?'*'!^''^.'^"' »"^^ 

2j!?ik^?***T '***?*''«  American,  had,  on  thre4 
JMfto.  thrown  together  .ome  |ogs  hastily,  and  no  cha^ 

^^S»t^.eSinr^'™ 

wit  their  dio^  on  the  hard  fn^en  »vund     TV  a«*? 

^SiA::i^:^\'''^S^''^^  mo?e*th^,S*S 
^£h  ir?"***^*    ^^^'^  ^  *h«  statement  of  S 


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HISTORY  OP  TRE  WiS#V 


tneved  our  fompl  j?'""  °""*fr  th«  kit  vili^  j^ 
P^rtant  crisis,  hoJ^lr  ?°J^^.''''''^»oUitionAlt^ 
Jeof  anjr  value,  toe^^  *t!^^^  i'>^  f^^^o^t  ca£dZ 
rawed  in  price,  and  their  land??i*   *?*'«•  P^o^luce  wte 


*-'  -,  ^> 


'i^ffmi. 


-l-r   .J 


«  pn^liwttd  to  tli«^ 
^•«»t  of  the  W.^ 

Sf"  «Kr  mailer  to 

">«t  proviBci,  ondjr 
Pjtcrminttionofift 
a  Its  auccei*  to  -<|& 

'in  tb« general gtoto 
war  found  the  .ito? 
pe".  TheraortiKt. 
^»«?»3^  printed  4 

bfli8teiice»ii,»»S 

BJ»*ndth<>teoTSe 
w  almost  ceaeed  to 
HTMsmento  of  Ho 

■tiast.tomai* 
ewbobadbeeoi 
neck  to  their  1 
eir  ttltimatoi 
*if  great  body  or 
"^J^theelTccteof 
'7  Ifx'wce  was 
"»«>  the  wealth  of 
*«»  waadivertoi 

JintheimproTe. 
l«;dtQwii^,iJ| 

li      a«inber  <(f 
'ejf,.  was  prppoTi 

ajingtheii^oSf  ^ 
"«wrf7,w«ae»r 


:.T^;. 


%    ltem>RT  OF  TfliE  WAflf/ 


845 


klbited.  tlie  philosopher  might  say,  that  what  wa»  lost 
t6  the  nation,  on  one  side,  was  gained  in'^e  other ;  but 
iMs  reaioningcoufd  have  little  weisht  with  the.  individual 
Mffierers.  In  several  of  the  New  England  states,  com-, 
^aints-assumedamore  serious  cast)  a  convention  was 
talked  of,  and  it  was  even  iasinuated,  that  they  meant  to 
lecede  from  die  union.  Iliis,  injdeed^  would  have  been 
Ml  event,  which  would  have  filled  every  Americart-bosom 
iHth  grief:  a  greater  injury  to  our  common  country  than 
.  t  thousand  wars.  The  coHisitms  between  tiie  state  au- 
thorities and  that  of  the  union,'  were^'besinniog  to  pro- 
dace  all  the  embarrassments,  whtbh  had  oeen  predicted 
farr  Patrick  Henry  at  the  forroati<m  ^f  ,the  constitution.. 
The  supposed  existence  of  such  a  ti^mper,  at  die  period 
«f  our  utmost  need,  could  not  fai^to  weaken  the' hands  of 
the  admiilistratioo,  and  increwe  the  disposition  of  Eng- 
land to  prosecute  the  war.  The^mbarnusments  incur 
^flnanciai  system  were  alarming,  and  it  was  coiifidentij 
Ve<llcted,  that  from  a>i^ant  of  funds,  tiie  administration 
#oald  be  compelled.to  yield  up  the  reins  of  government, 
<Ar'  throw  the  natidn  upon  the  mercy  of  the  enemy. 

A  new  event  had  occurred  in  Europe,  which  could  not 
be  viewed  with  indifference,  eren  on  these  distant  shores ; 
ahdlto  conseqoenoe  threatened  us  with  a  serious  daiu;er.' 
'rhe  ambitions  monarch  of  France^had  been  hurled  from 
his  throne,  by  the  combined  powers  of  Enrdpe,  and  the 
',  kfMtse  of  Bourbon  restored.    This  event  w^is  received  by 
•nme  of  our  fellow  citizens  witii  open  rejoicing,  as  theu^ 
it  broi^t  some  signal  good  fortune  tolliis  cduntry,  or  to 
the  human  race.    To  tiiis  country  it  could  bring  no  be- 
nefit, for  it  .was  not  likely  that  the  king  of  France  could,' 
any  more  than  Napoleon,  feel  afriendftbip  fur  us^  al- 
thoush  he  migh^  not  so  cordially  hate  or  despise  us. 
.  Ijouis  the  eighteenth  could  not  be  expected  to  entertaitt' 
;«inch  love  for  repttblicks,  and  certainly  not  for  ours,  tfa#^ 
conta§pon  of  whose  example  »  s^d  to  have '  contributed^' 
much  to  tiiat  dreadful  revolution,  in  which  his  family  ha# 
io  severely  sufiered;  indeed  it  is  natural  that  a  repuhf/ 
Rck,  like  oars,  should  not  be  regarded  with  much  ctM^/ 
placeney  by  any  monarch;  for,  to  use  the  expression  or 

21* 


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Ll^' 


I-    JtfAiMit* 


V.  'i 


^^j^^^KSSSjiitA^' 


'^^u^H^Lu 


-.-s-t:'^ 


1, 
/     , 


i\ 


by  the  success  flJ  #1  "®^  ««»•  Wtioli.1  Iff  •*®'**  ^'•s,  iu 
M'^der  a  nretpnL  f^**"  *«  remain  finTT*  !!?"¥««•  com- 

«"•  frfta.'  If „„  T'.''w<u«iiieiitB»rj  """'"«Si. 

/        -  i  ■.•■,'..»'      ."-■"'■  i-    -, 


/ 


,^^.. 


-#  ii^vsittiii^. 


j'^'iff] 


■^  •>  ■«"■  ;*;■ 


j'^*-  r 


■  '»»rren  <u»J5eat  rf 

wproqrorakiSu 

;"«  event  wa«,i«^ 
mteresta.  iSl? 
«Uqd«tr,S 

.  wftiJ^Ottrcom. 
*nwa»eng^^ 

onldhftTeJei- 
rooreofiiJ^ 

he  -*-  •    * 


,'j.j 


olur  owfederationft 
i(W  ftOl  more  i 


^fwild  tr?  our  at 
wUtb.  althougli 
tii»  highest  admiritu 

tie  of  other  n«tioiilfmid  not  ,view,  wjth  indiffeceao^ 


olher  vnmm^^iiUla  talked  <if  rMoiowwtioB,  ^  tf 
cr^ipMnff  M  for  fiflj  jreara  to  come.  Such  was  the  ■«»«; 
Honof  Amerieaat  this  eventful  period  i  tbf  ikm  wweo^ 
ffwshmg,  which  ^^mii^put  to  the  test  the  stir^tagtli  oT 

— f-j — 4 —    ' "'"^lAiiUty for delimQe j  a|fedwMll 

"^^^he  time  h^d  come,  «^hud| 
our  >aliti6al  iiu^ttii^^Mlfc^ 
irable  from  timV  dcseriMii 
r  justice  and  wisdooi.  Thf 

nle  of  other  n«tioiilbuld  not  ,view,  wjth  indifreceaosf 
ate  of  this  Myldm  and  Muctnyty  of  the  npprtss<4i^ 
4nd  «^fortuQate  throughwtthi  wirld* 
.  The  northern  sea<oaat»  which  bad  that  far  eitperienced 
Jitle  molestation  firomtfauD  eneinyrbeciime  theol^^dl 
»ackearlj  in  the  spring,  Ontbie  fthof  A{|riUa  ho(b|^ 
(K  sailors  and  marines,  te  tbe  number  of  t«r^  hundred^ 
tscended  the  Connecticut  river,  as  &r  u  SajbrH^,  wherf, 
ih#7  ipf  ked  the  cannon  and^degtrojed  the  shipping;  thinr 
proo#ded  thence  t^^BrQckiiirSjriliiWjfWhffre  tiieirdii 
Ihe  saiite i  and  sfterwarasi  unapprehensive  ot  attack* 
tareleulj  rem«iDed  twenty-four  hoursr  In  the  meany 
*Mne  a  bMl^  qC  AtiUtie*  toi^ttier  with  a  number  iM'iiMrinel 
and  saiior8,.under  captain  Jones  and  lieutenant  QitMi% 
had  coltected  f(»r  the  pnrooae  of  cqtting  ojS' their  retMi 
but  the  British^  taking  edve^itnie  pf  «  Mpk<)»rk  m^ 


9nd  ttsinx  meffled  eira,es«ape7tatheti|Kaft«r  having 
4e8troy^  two  hniulred  thousand  dpUars^rtk  of  ahipr 


$ 


n 


ibotti  this  time  tbf  coasting  tr»de  was  almoet  de|p> 
tre)'ed  hj  a  British  privat^er^  the  Liverpool  P«ck« ' 
which  qriuaed  in  the  sQundk  Commodore  Lawu  sail 
withadetachn«nt  (^  thirteen  om^ioataf  andwco 
in  chasing  her  oT.  On  hie  arn^  iMlt9i^p^hrQ^ 
wpwards  of  fiftr  ves^ela.  hmnd  etttlvard,  batafowT  ^ 
^ture  out.  The  commiitiQre  oiBsepted  to  takf  the^^ 
Wilder  G9nv»jr»  bni  was.  not  ahte  to  promise  ^wa  a.  nnur 
tection.against  the  squadron  then  Moclidivf  Kew-Loiiif 
don.  Thej,  however,  being  dlspos^  fb  ni»  the  risk^hy 
sailad  with  themon  the  99tb,  and  in.  the  aftetiioon  of  the 


/''. 


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V 


«f 


fteanor, 
onr 


ft 


"^^•S*-. 


^^mmmmm 


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?»*»••  Otis  7!"''- 

«^  from  tt^t  J. 

»ot  permit  \o» 
["Pon  defend 

J  .«»«  contrary 
.tfcetowhs  of 

■n<»wer»,^ 


•  -'-'•tniiliililCiji.l 


"■*#■" , 


mSTOftY  OF  THE  WAR. 

|«iiMii|(  forces  made  a  decent  on  Moos*  Ijilaii||  and  a& 
tertektnff  iHwgession  of  Eastport,  declared  all  the  islands 
and  towns,  on  tlie  eastern  side  of  IVuMimaqaeddj  bay 
toapnertain  to  his  Britannick  malestjTwid  required  the 
inliabitanto  to  appear  within  sevetrdays  and  tiike  the 
oath  of  allegiance.  About  two-thMs  of  the  inhabitants 
submitted  ;  but  in  the  month  ofAugust,  the  council  of 
the  Province  of  New-Brunswick  declared,  that  notwith- 
standmgthe  oath  of  allegianc/,  they  should  be  consider- 
ed as  a  conquered  people,  a/d  placed  under  military  go- 
▼erument.  Eastport  was/oon  after.  strOngly  forti'fied ; 
but  It  was  found  extremely  difficult  for  thoMttmy  to  sub- 
sirt  his  troOpis,  and  the  desertions  were.so  frequ^ent  as  to 
render  it  almost  impossible  to  keep  up  a  garrison. 

The  commodore  s^n  after  sailed  with  a  part  of  his 
squadron,  for  the  purpose  <rf  attacking  Stonington.    The 
abearance  of  thisforce  excited  much  alarm,  which  was 
not  diminished  Whei^  thev  received  a  message  from  the 
commodore,  to/remove  the  women  and  children,  as  he 
had  received  «frders  tb  reduce  the  place  to  ashes.    The 
inhabitantfj/lthough  with  ffery  trifling  means  of  defence, 
determineyto  make  an  attempt  to  save  their  property. 
The  handful  of  militia  oftheplace,  repaired  to  a  small 
batterjrerected  on  the  shore,  and  to  a  breast  work  thrown 
up  for  Musketry ;  and  atthe  same  time  despatched  aa 
expre^  to  obtain  assistance  from  general  Gushing,  com- 
manding at  New-London.    In  the  evening,  five  barxes 
anda  large  launch,  filled  with  men,  approached  the  shore, 
Mfder  cover  of  a  heavy  fire  from  the  ships.    TheAmeri- 
!  ^^»ns,  reserving  their  ^  until  the  enemy  were  within 
/•hort  grape  distance,  opened  their  two  eighteen-pound- 
ers,  and  soon  compelled  th^  invaders  to  retire  out  of  the 
reach  of  their  battery.    The^  next  proceeded  to  another 
part  of  the  town,  which  they  supposed  defenceless,  but 
a  part  of  the  oHilitia  being  detached  tiiitiier  wilh  a  six- 
pounder,  the  barges  were  ag^n  repulsed  j  the  enemy 
tiien  retired  to  their  ships,  but  determined  to  renew  the 
attiick  in  the  morning ;  and  in  the  meantime,  kept  up  a 
bombardment  until  midnight.    The  next  morning  it  was 
discovei^ed,  that  .one  of  the  enemy  ^s  vessels  had  ap- 


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HIOTDRX  OB  TH»  WAB.        f  »i 


4 


CHAPTER  XV. 


*e«wThe  W«p  .ink,  the  Avon-Lm  ^thT^i!^  ^"' 

«i.t«re.two  Britlrtlioops,  the  Cayenne  «dtSSr'S^ 
Boraet  cmtttiea  the  i^.^j^i  '     «  "o  tevmt— The 

Im  ■■■'''  ""''•■     -'■•'•■'-V'-i 

l\|^H»  naval  incMeata  of  eighteen  hundred  .«j  <•     x 

Ifrom  a  cruize  I'ntf  e  KS»;  t    Jf  ^'  »"  "»  retara 

.11. ?*.;•,  ™  sss^^'^^-^i*^"*^!.  on.,  „ 

M«nil  (auto  mndwud'  m. -S  r  i."*'^^'"''"™* 
?.  .iW»^  tt.  BriaTSkeV^fttSlT'""*'''' 


ft 


»f 


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^"^^^'mmrnkm 


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i^^j^^^ftx. 

\ 

%  ■ 

^^^m/i 

-ra' 


*j!  ^J^'Pi^lfl^" 


1:,^  <?^ 


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•  ^ 


■'i  •  "'XSl 


J  '^ » 


^«  HISTORY  OP  TEDS  'WJm. 

.  Jirmg  ihe  publick  8choonerT»ictoh,  he  fell  in  with  21 2S  I 

l-Si.  throwing  himself  .iSv.'^flfa'SS'r ' 

™?*°f™egnn-l)oata.  ',  ,,""^'r 

t    ,.™"l  I^ni'^  >n  the  neghboorhood  of  which  hiTJlIi 

A'-v^^'PW*.  where  he  craiied  fem  AiSTIrS^ 
until  October;  audio  the  conrM^Af  ivr«_'^^ '  ]?'^i 

K^  ^  ""tenant  DowoT  n^^^lo^^ 
to  l«  lud  up,  were  convoyed  by  thkoKrto  vitMrST 

b«i  «ii.d  in  WT 'tt.  w"  t?iizgj«r' 


1^ 

C-- 

• 

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1^ 

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1 

•■^ijiiiM.wii  'If  liwip'*  t^-'i^ir>"i?'^^Byr 


,       HlffTORir  OF  THE  WAR.  ^tM      <^ 

^  islind  of  Nooaheevah,  or  Madison's  Island,  "which  hi 

J  muned  in  honour  of  the  President.    Here  he  found  a 

hie  hij,  and  a  situation  in  everr  respect  suitable  to  hia 

,jnulies,^e  inhabitants  apparently  fnendlj.    But  it  was 

iBOt  long  before  he  found  uiat  his  situation  would  be  tin- 

Liafe,  ill  consequence  of  a  war  which  prevailed  "between 

[the  ii^rabitants  of  the  neighbouring  village,  and  those  <Q 

I  among  whom  he  had  been  received.    These  insisted  upon 

litis  j^ing  them  in  their  waft,,  apd  threatened  to  drive 

I  Btm  away  if  he  did  not.    The  commodore  was  com|>elied, 

,by  a  r^rd  to  his  own  safety,  so  send  a  party  of  sailors 

I  with  the  natives,  who,  by  their  assistance,  defeated  their 

.enemies;  and  by  the  interference  of  the  commodore,  a 

p^e  was  brought  about  between  them.    In  consequence 

of  this,  the  natives  erected  a  village  for  the  commodore, 

freely  traded  with  .him  for  provisions,  and  for  some  time 

the  sreatest  harmony  prevailed. 

His  safety  was  again  threatened  by  the  conduct  of  the 
ifTypees,  an  inland  tribe,  one  of  the  most  warlike  on  the 
island,  and  which  still  continued  hostile,  and  who  were 
continually  mmog  the  friendly  Indians  to  destroy  the       ^ 
strangers.    The  commodore  found  his  situation  growing 
'  every  day  moi|t  critical;    He  therefore  res9lved  to  pur- 
i,  sue  the  cpurse  necessary  to  ensure  his  safety,  and  which 
t<JuM  always  been  held  justifiable  in  our  intercourse  with 
nnciVilized  mep,  who  are  only  to  be  restrained  from jo^ 
lence  and  Injustice  t^tfirrour.    He  had  succeeded  t^|^ 
far  l^  peaceably  me#i^and  by  the  permission  of  the  na- 
.tives,  in  ptaciag  his  vessel  in  a  state  to  be  repaired ;  buti^ 
should  the  tribes  around  hiui^jiecome  inimical,  (and  whkt  .  'i 
confidence  can  any  one  repoa|eJ|L  the  faith  of  a  sava^, 
nHHao  regards  oply  forcc)4e  m--*^^^"  • *~*~-  -*-" 


f: 


fW^t 


t^i^apvWent,  and  reouested  that  they  would  remaift 
quiet  tnd  be  af  peace.  This  had  no  other  effect  than  to 
increase  their  insolence  to  the  Americans,  whom  they  re* 
^iresented  as  a  cowardly  race,  or  they  would  not  have 
condescended  to  bes  for  peace.  This  enmity  was  natu< 
nl\j  enough  engenlered  by  their  jealousy  of  the  tribes 

22 


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»ifv>  »      ^''4M-'    ''tii'f    *.     fi 


^'^tM^&v, 


,f« 


S^\. 


■I^p* 


#18 


;^je88el  «bulS 


[wraodore  npir 
^  upon  maki 

1  y»"  SI  entspecS;™ ''%."''"'*  'kev  wen,  Ki«f  *  "" 


wit 


amodorf  remained.    *^  ^ 
">totte«^t8'SanlS^^^ 


■^!|5#<#tfi?«sif 


P'  iiailalaiSi 


*'<m,%ik4m>. 


iiiiiiiiwiiii'ft^ 


"WnffP 


^^odore  npir 
W  upon  maki 

lem  to  be  at  peace     tC 

; «"  the  pointTfteaS 
>»Iy  induced  to  wait  hf 
X.  *i«J  ^*re  little  more 

ffr   mountainous   and 
It  easy  for  them  to  es- 

efbe,  compelled  to  re. 

S'if  J°  P""^*"*  the 

L?«i?''?^*'''ctionof 

f  TVppes  now  l^ii]. 
;JnSes  on  the  i!|«y 

jo^recollecttohj^ 

;r'n  friendship  to! 
»«•«  remained. 

5****»««g»venriil' 

*he«e8ts'San4uS 


*" 

> 

T 

J&K 

• 

> 

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' 

■ 

il: 

! 

epf  commodore  Porter  and  the  American  people,  by 
Mch  means  they  have  endeavoured  to  bring  tlie  acts  of 
he  Americans  to  a  level  with  their  own.    The  destnic- 
aon  of  a  few  wigwams  covered  with  palm-trees,  erected 
»  shield  the  inhabitants  from  the  heats  or  the  rains  of  the 
rnd  zone,  effected  by  an  American  oflScer  in  s^if-de- 
fence,  and  for  the  sake  of  peace,  is  to  be  viewed  with  hbr- 
]  roar  J  while  the  conduct  of  the  British  governmeHt  in  In- 
Nia,,  in  America,  and  throughout  the  world,  withotit  any 
(Other  motive  than  base  rjipacity,is  to  be  pass^  over  un- 
noticed.    The  destruction  of  the  Typee  villages,  is  the 
conduct  of  a  bucanier,  in  commodore  Porter;  but  the 
^.?fl*<»'»,^e3truction  of  a  flourishing  town,  inhabited  by 
piVihzed  people,  on  the  coast  of  ChHi,  by  admiral  Anson. 
18  an  exploit  to  be  boasted  of.    Can  it  be  that  the  Canton 
destruction  of  our  villages  on  thesea-coast,  by  the  British 
admirals,  was  in  retaliation  fcTlhe  destruction  of  the 
rypee  villages  ?  Accusations  of  this  nature  ill  befit  an 
JKnglishman:  they  too  reidily  call  to  mind  the  innumera- 
ble acta  of  wioked,  depraved,  rapacious  violence,  which 
Ureat  Jintain,  in  common  with  other  European  powers, 
'  E'!i  with«uUcrupIe,  committed  upon  the  inhabitants  of 
both  the  Indies.    Even  if  there  be  grounds  for  the  accu- 
»aUon,  itis  n^  for  Britain  to  be  the  accuser.     Humanity 
must  undoubtedly  regret  that  the  villages  of  the  Typeea 
were  destroyed ;  but  reason  must  acknowledge  the  jus- 
tice of  the  destruction,  from  the  impossibility  of  purchas- 
ing peace  and  security  from  the  savage  by  any  other 
means,  =     •'   .  • 

There  is  one  part  of  commodore  Porter's  conduct 
wM  18  not  ^VPJSMi  the  taking  possession  of  the 
jj  E'^Ki^TK*^*^"V®"*^*".SO^e''nment;  this,  it 
**M*e»  fa^  satisftctiofcM  the  natives,  who  regarded  it 
,^#mere  expressioji^oflSeldship,  or  rather  anldoption 
amongst  the  Mellickees,  and  extending  no  further,-  but 
this  was  follokng  the  «xami)l(^f  the  European  states, 

^T***^*  "»«*Jt  *»""<*«^'*^them8eIveMntftlea,  by  the 
nght  of  diSco^lFy,  to  territories  inhabited  only  by  unci- 
Tilized  men.  We,  however,  have  folltwed  a  different 
pnnciRle,  and  had  the  Ty^  war  eHslkd  in  conMftuetfce 


% 


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« 


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^""^^=^4^2l^SjWft!«i«ij^ 


5-      CM 


HKTOHrOTTHE^ 


^^.  "    '"'^  WAR    k  mi       ^ 


their  Tool      "®  ennijtj  ©f  thi.  Vr-T-    "*  "'  ««' 


|.       '  -•  "'•»  mere 

who  h»<r  I 


"o  instance  hT  "*  ^"'"•»«dore  to  rVfi^iiT'**''  ^'»<» »»«« 

^«ft'n  t^e  chart  of  CT^'^'-^  "^^^^d  ^nder  thA"" 
iwith  ortiera  ♦«"*"*«"«'»*  Gamble  «r*i.  *''®  'o't 
,  '^^^  to  proceed  to  Vai^i^^  °.^i^™-'^^^^^^ 

.  'was  not  lone  aft.r  *!...._,    .    .  *''*'" 


R-*! 


u^arance  Of  commodore  PoSlr**'  the  latter  /  the  for 
f  ngl'sh  commander  an/?  ^'^  *"■»  "cknowled^ed  kI  *k^' 
t«  observe  thet^^f  '     °  V®  P«88ed  his  wm^?^^.°^ *« 


«,. 


/iiMi'iii6tai?V  4a»^i«. 


^^^# 


*'s.">*l3^f ' 


IttatORY  OF  ME  ll^Ai.  ft^ 


A?  LfSi^  ^^  ?°8«g'?g»  made  repeited  attempts  to 
2tl^.?^?i?**>***  .*^*'°V  ""g'y*  either  bj  manoBUv- 
rti^  Of  s6ttdbg  formal  challenge!} }  but  commodore  Hill- 
yar  cartfttUy  avoided  the  coming;  to  action  alohe,  'fhe . 
American  commander,  hearing  that  an  additional  British 
loree  was  on  its  way.  a^d  having  discovered  that  his  ves- 
sel coiUd  outsail  those  of  the  British,  determined  to  sail 
J  oat,  and,  while  the  eiiemy  was  in  chase,  enable  theEssex 
•J'?'®''  *<>  escape  to  a  place  of  ^endeavous  previously  ap- 

Onthetwenty^ighthof  M^rch,  the  wind  coming  on 
to  Wow  fresh  from  th6  southward,  the  Essex  parted  her 
gad)oard  cable,  and  dragged  her  larboard  anchor  to  sea. 
r*ot  a  moment  was  lost  in  getting  sail  on  the  ship,  as  it 
was  determined  to  seize  this  moment  to  escape.    In  en- 
deavouring to  pass  to  the  windward  of  the  enera  v,  a  squall 
struck  the  American  vessel,  just  as  she  was  doubling,  the 
point,  which  earned  away  her  main-top-mast  j  both  ahips 
Immediatelv  gave  chase,  and  being  anable  to  escape  m 
nis  crippled  state,  the  commodore  endeavoured  to  put 
back  into  tlie  harbour  ;  but  finding  this  impracticable,  he 
ran  into  a  small  bay,  and  anchored  within  pistol  shot  of 
,the  shore ;  where,  from  a  supposition  that  the  enemy 
would  continue  to  respect  the  neutrality  of  the  port,  he 
thought  himself  secufe.    Hesoon  found,  however,  by  the 
manner  m  which  they  approached,  that  he  was  mistaken. 
With  all  possible  despatch,  therefore,  he  prepared  his 
?L?  for  ac^n,  and  endeavoured  to  get  a  spring  on  his    i 
Cable,  which  he  could  not  accomplish  before  the  enemy 
commenced  the  attack,  at  ftfty^fbur  minutes  past  three. 
APOrst,  the  PhcBbe  placed  herself  on  his  stern,  and  the 
Cherub  on  his  larboard  bow  5  but  the  latter  soon  finding 
berselfexposedtoahotfire,  changed  her  position,  ami 
withherconrfort,I^eptupa  raking  fire  under  his  stern. 
P®  -^t*^*"  bemgj  unable  to  bring  his  broadside  ta 
?*^iSir/'*®'"^»  *"*  spring  cables  having  Been  three 
nm«™ft. away,  was  obliged,  therefore,  to  rely  for  de- 
rence^Against  this  tremendous  attack,  on  three  loijg 
twelve  pounders,  which  he  ran  out  of  the  stern  ports; 
imt  which  were  worked  wUh  such  bravery  and  iull,  as 


;*•(*, 


.i^^ 


# 


■  ■•.^:f 


«'««*■„., 


r 


# 


'"''H^'ll  lllilfllj?jl'' 


■t  - 


^ere  already  fc;ii\?^'^  '"'*^e  countrvniAl         ^''*«*  »«• 
Jear  upoP^/l'P'^^y  were  unable  to  bS  1-*  '"P^^ 


told 


none  ofTpr    '"*  «*«'-t>oard  quar  IT  nVf.^H,'''®**'';  W 

f^.  ^as  the  o2  sail  hi"  «"!!!"«  «"derw;*  ^S,  'T^l 
Moisted,  cut  hil  „  LI    "®  ^<^"'d  set  •  fh;« i* ^  ^  *"«  %»nic-i,i 

wintf%»s  *r„!l     jfT'O  close  1  wi*K  #ir  'or  a  short 

Si  «he  M  bSf  seTel^^^^^^ 


-m 


'I  ■ 


1^1 


^ 


;       ■•.itrA?'    ^■ 


^;x  I  ^  ^^rf'^li^^fe; '  > ' 


.r-^^lB 


K^p 


HISPbRr  OP  THE  WAR. 


•59 


WiM  seized  a  faint  hope  of  being  able  to  board.  At  thii 
taoment  lieutenant  Downeecame  en  boarTto  receivJ 
St?. **»1?*^"« "^y  »>'»  commander ^id  soon  b'J 
Sr5*^ii   "w?  *T"^f » *^'>"'^  •>«  »f  «">  «vail  in  the  pre- 

tem?^n.'S'l"**'*^^^'^*^''  •"«*  finding  f.t^m'SL 
enemy  8  patt»r  up  hi#helm,  that  the  last  attempt  at 

teS^r^K-^  not  succeed,  OoWnes  was  direSTre- 
^^^n^T'^^*  to  be  prepared,  for  defending  and  de- 
■";jy»ng  her  in  case  of  attack.       . 

The  slaughter  on  board  the  Essex  now  became  horn- 
Sli  toVr?„?J  *l°°*'""i"6  to  rake  her,  while  she  was  un- 
reiused  to  yield-  while  a  ray  of  hope  appeared.  Everv 
wpedie^  that  a  fertile  amfinventiVe  ^Ss^uldsuS 

of&e  foe^  »o™e  lucky  chance,  to  escape  from  the  grfsp 

STp  «ncK-:    -^  i^J^s^r  was  bent  to  the  sheet  anchor*  anS 

tiw  anchor  cut  from  the  bows  to  bring  the  ship's  head 

MKiin?"  f"<l^«ded;  the  broadSde  of  t&  Essex 

1515S?   ''T^^'V*.**  ^®*';'  ''"'*  a»  t'^e  enemj  was  much 

wis  *h.*  *rt* '^^  V^^  before  he  disco- 

exJedie^?  fi?L  T  ^"^  ""^^^--ed ;  but  alas!  this  l«,t 
SllMMinl^i-^  ?*  h'Vwser  parted,  and  with  it  went 
the  last  lingering  hope  of  the  Essex.    At  this  momttiit 

fi  ' ?'!l*t!°r  '^^^ "I'^^  »'^^o°<'  description.    ShewKf* 

&h*-^^^'**"^.f^**?^  «*•"««  ^«^«  bursting  u^tJB 
hatchway,  a  quantity  of  powder  exploded  belfw,^^ 

Thus  surrounded  by  horrotirs,  without  any  chanc?of  sav- 

i^W^lKnf"  ^"'""^  ^'^  attention  to  the^savingasmlnV 
.t^TJp"a°ic?l»Pf»n>on8a8hec(^  dfstance  to 

Stttl^v  oJrrHi'*'"'^^  qtiarSrsof  a  mile,  he  hopS  , 
^JT^K^h!^uf-^  saTe  themselves  before  thesh? 
ioZ^n.  h.    boats  bewK  cut  up,  they  could  drily  hopS 
to  escape  by  swimmiig  Ay  some  this  was  efiected.  bS 

the  jreatecDaiJ  of  his  generous  crew  resolved  tosS^^^^ 
tlie  aip,  ana  share  the  fate  of  their  commander.  ^  ^ 

6eedeS^.°Xi'te?'!^^°^  *be  flames,  and  sue 

ceeuedj  after  thiSj  they  again  repaired  to  their  gwfe  bit 


■■:». 


:^'  -^5 


■m 


c^  .:^' 


*^i»««.*A.V*t*,l 


n-  ^     **(- 


.  >  • 


3t 


^ 


> 

*ft 

^ 


^.-    -«  ed,  thirt ,r  «• "  '°'*  on  board  th7i?ir  ""•  ^'»tt 

»*>  the  port  of  V«u.    •   -^  °"'  '^ept  afloat  «•»»;!  ?^"*i*n«j 
*an»  to  the  IToit^  SfL  "  P»™'«*''  and  toe^mi^*  -•  . 

"'""S  from  Zrl***^?"*  »ff  10  his  hnaJ^  %«<»••«»- 


'''  ■^a^ii  t^ 


* 
'^%- 


l-f 


4 


.  . .  ?  V 

'«ons,  when  to  S.^ 
^«fnt  Stephen  g^^ 

-W  every  narttfSj 

efl»:  *l«»t'nued  to 
fjWM  about  to  «i» 

the  Fir*'"' -'«^ 

;ttti»til»h<jaS^hfl^' 
jj  permitted  to  i*e. 

British  navy,  31 

Pjrole,  and  d«. 

"chheinformtd' 
,.""  escape,    Jn 

wfalxtniorn- 
t,  though  thirty 

lofrjriBien,  the 


'-HiHiMli%. 


i  rw 


Wi^^l  ^'^^TS" 


HISTORY  Ol'  TtiS  WAJt 


«e» 


ititDbonnded  demonitratiooMofjof  prevail  wher- 
r  he  appeared,  and  certoinly  his  services  to  biAconn* 
tJiMtly  claimed  its  gratitude  and  esteem.  \ 

feiliapsa  more  dreadful  example  of  determinedXiitt* 
jonqoeraWe  courage,  was  never  exhibited  than  in  the  df  ^ 
ence  of  the  Essex:  to  an  American,  no  victory  can^. 
ronL  more  pleasing  and  proud  recollection;  to  our  ta#f 
my  It  cannot  be  remembered  without  shame,  as  gaimm 
fbv  nnmanlmess  in  the  first  place,  and  in  the  nejttWtio- 
UtinK  neutral  nights.  May  no  victory  crown  iny  conn- 
try  thus  un&irly  won.  It  is  pletsing  to  Me  the  fbonta^ 
BeoMs  expression  of  human  feeling  in  ftvonr  of  the  weak. 
When  contending  .aminst  superionr  and  lawlfst  force. 
Thousands  of  the  inhabitanto  of  Valparaiso  covered  the 

JK!ffte"*^L  tu*'«?**.»  ".•Pectatort  oT  the  conflict 
TOB^hjd  with  the  forlorn  sitoatien  of  the  E«sex,  and  fill- 
Mjntii  admiration  at  the  anflaggittg  spirit,  and  parte- 
v^ng  bravery  of  her  commander  and  crew,  a  cenerona 
anxielyinunatod  the  multitude  for  their  fate  I  gursto  of 
deiifchtapoM  wjien,  by  any  vicisaitiide  of  battle  or  prompt 
**5^*****»  *  change  seemed  to  turn  np  in  their  &vour  t 
and  flie  eager  spectators  were  seen  to  wring  their  hands, 
and  to  utter  groana  of  sympathy,  when  fte  transient 
hope  was  defeated,  and  the  gallant  little  frigate  once 
more  become  the  object  of  noresisting  sUughterT 

J>uringtho  third  year,  every  naval  combat,  without  a 
single  exception,  where  there  was  any  thing  Uke  an  equa- 
hty  of  force,  terminated  in  favour  of  the  Americana. 
The  sloop  of  war  Peacock,  launched  in  October,  per. 
formed  a  cruize  during  the  winter,  and  onW  return, 
wal  chased  into^  St  Mary»8.  She  soon  after  pat  to  ««» 
again,  and  on  ^e  twenty-ninl^f  April,  discovered  the 
brig  of  war  Epervier,  captein  Walea,  having  several  voa- 
sels  und^r  amor.  cH^^n  Warrington  engaged  the 
Bperyier,  w;hile  ik»dmm^ire  making  their  escape. 
At  thfe  first,  bro»dsy&^Wfo  of  the  Peacoekwaa 

totally  disabled  by  t#o<i4t^d  shot  in  the  sterboard  quar- 
ter. By  this,  she  was  deprived  of  the  use  of  her  fore  and 
fore-topsail,  and  was  obliged  to  keep  aloof  during  the  re- 
mautder  of  the  action,  which  lasted  farty-twe  niautea. 


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HKTOKr  OP  THE^^Ifc 


T'-J-g' 


ir/' i^Z-^'^'erced  hV  ^tC.S^iTE^^        «tov8  shot 
^ere  fe  fc  "^  '^^t  o^  her  waS  line  *??  *^«»*v  ^^  ^'"■<=h 

board  the  pi    '^''**''°°'  ^e  took   al   ?L      .^^gS^^tiou 
««■•  in  action 'of'PJ™,™^""".  "W.:!.  she  ca^uredl'/j 

««ff Err ""«'  f«""  thTfc'/f  *"  "."«•««•  -s"^'  ' 


_£i_ 


1 


^i#:<t^';-^ 


■■'^mt^mmimt^ 


WAR. 

.shptaway,  herforJ- 
'Wingandstarsshot 
shot  twenty  of  which 
-^Wfeyenofhercren^ 
nt  and  fourteen  men 

Ken  possession  of  by 
•^  the  Peacock,  whl 

'««hm,hadh:CT 
alacW    The  sunt ' 
Jd  dollatg  in  gp^cie, 
the  Peacock';  'c'ad- 
t.r^'.h"  prize,  to 
iollowii^the  cap. 
i  !J  *''®  8«gge»tioiI 
'the  pmonert  on 
fficient  number  on^ 


piWg  irom  me  eov. 
vhere  he  founj Mg 
!:ood  roanakment  ■ 
B  verjgjjelfti- 

idahercapturinff" 
ntishbrigof  wa? 
she  captured.af-^ 

^rfjbekefndeet- 
jg  hauled  b^  the 
ra  past  one,  cap-  ' 

t  was  tfo't  befom 
iceof  tlieirma-Ti  1 
naeer  to  escapS   *J 
«"ga«fi.   ^Seve-*     ■ 
» her  antagonist^ 
« then  puFftJ^  , 


■"i- 


A, 


N**l         J    J*'^^***''^ 


HISTORY  OP  TEBR  WAR. 


'  \\ 


m  ' 

m 

and  at  twentv-Bix  minutes  after  three,  captain  Bl^elr 

jiionimenced  the  action  with  his  after  carronades  o^the' 

[ftarboard  aide,  ai^fired  in  succession.    Shortly  after* 

he  larboard  bow  d»bing  in  contact  wHh  the  Wasp,  cap- 

iin  Manners  gave  oiOers  to  board,  but  the  attempt  was 

allantlj  repulsed  by  the  crew  of  the  Wasp,  and  the  ene- 

[■»J  "'»■  several  times  repelled :  at  forty-four  minutes 

)>ast  ttree,  orders  were  given  to  board  in  turn.    Throw- 

ing  themselves  with  promptitude  upon  her  deck,  they 

ncceeded  in  the  executioi|of  their  orders;  and  atforty- 

iTttininutes  past  three,  the  flag  of  the  enemy's  ship  came 

down.     She  was  almost  cut  to  .pieces,  and  half  her 

crew  were  killed  and  wounded.    The  loss  of  the  Wasp 

irasftve  killed  and  twenty-one  wounded ;  among  the  lat- 

,Ur,  midshipraett  Langdon  and  Toscan  j  both  of  whom 

expired  some  days  after.    The  Reindeer  having  been 

p,  mind  alto^ther  unmanageable,  was  blown  up ;  and  cap- 

t:^n  BIdtely  steered  for  L'Orient  to  provide  for  the* 

;Wouqdea  of  both  crews. 

i<«^  —  l'  *®*^°g  L^Orient,  and  capturing  two  valuable 

l^ntif  h  merchantmen,  captain  Blakely  fell  in  with  a  fleet 
1^**  '  under  convoy  of  the  Armada  seventy -four, 
and  a,liomb  ship.     He  stood  for  them,  and  succeeded  in 

«,  cutting;  out  of  the  sijuadron  a  brig  laderi  with  briss  and 
iron  cannon;  and  military  stores,  from  Gibraltar;  after 
taking..out  the  prisoner!  and  setting  her  on  fire,  he  en- 
deavoured to  cut  out  anothei*,  but  was  chased  oft'  by  the 
severtty-fdur.  In  the  evening,  at  half  past  six,  he  de- 
«cned  two  vessels,  one  on  his  starboard,  and  one  on  his 

h  larboard  bow,  and  hauled  for  that  filtch  was  farthest  tp 
windward.  At  seven  she  was  disopVered  to  be  a  brig  of 
war,  and  at  twenty-nine  minutes  pas^  nine  she  was  under 
^e  lee  bow  of  the  Wasp.  '  An  action  soon  after  com- 
menced, which  lasted  until  ten  o'clock,  when  captain 
|^;>5j»»ely»  supposing  his  antagonist  to  be  silenced,  ceased 
™Wj^  »nd  demanded*  if  he  had  ^surrendered.    No  An- 


Sirfien,  perceiving  that  the.two Jilst  wer*  not  returned,  he     '  •.    #K     •*. 
haded  again,  aod  was  infornSed  Ibit  she  was  sjttkiqg.       V    T    .K 


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certamed  to  have  been  the  Avon,  captain  Arbathnot.  of 
iJteJX  tT  "'  *t^««5"deer.    ShS  sunk  SS&^ 

iX  n?rf     t\  *^'  !'S''*  %"".''  *"^  *»»«  on'y  one  she  sent 

countrv^h!./oni  **°?*''"^*°"*^'y  'ooked  for  by  our 
her  aSn     ThlriTh  flf^V"?  ""^'^^^  "^  «ver  seeing 

son  had  passed,  in  which  there  existed  airprosw^^^^^ 
escape,  tfe  ships  were  ordered  up  the  river?andXman. 

at^tite:;^^^^^^^^^ 

and  the    rem  fiovjftn^   storclship.    The  commSJS* 
thinking  It  more  safe  to  venture  out  singly  anSX* 


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HISTORY  6F  the  WAIU 


S^Bndvmion,  Tenedos  and  Pomone  frigates,  and  the 
ajestic  razee.    In  spite  of  every  exertion  they  gaine*  '      ^' 

«pM  him ;  the  foremost,  the  Endymion,  wt  close  undei^ 
'  lusqaart^rs,  and  commenced  firing.    iTie  comijnodore 
,  determined  to  bear  up  and  engage  her,  with  the  intention 
of  carrying  her  by  boarding,  and  afterwards  (iscaping  m 
her,  and  iSandoning  his  own  ship.    In  ti»is  he  was  pre- 
vented by  the  manoeuvring  of  the  enemy <  who  protracted 
the  engagement  for  two  hours,  until  thejrest  of  the  squa- 
dron were  fast  gaining  upon  them.    He  now  assailed  the 
Endymion,  and  in  a  short  time  completely  silenced  her, 
leaving  her  a  wreck.    The  President  was  also  cMiaidera- 
Wy  damaged,   having  lost  twenty-five  in  killed  and 
wounded;   among  the  former,  lieutenants  Babit  and 
Hamilton,  and  acting  lieutenant  Howell ;  4mong  «>«  lat-  y 

ter,  the  commodore  himself,  and  midshipnian  Dale,  who 
afterwards  died.  On  the  approach  of  the  bquadron,  ttie 
gallant  commodore,  unwilling  to  sacrifice  the  lives  of  his  •     ^ 

men  in  a  useless  contest,  on  receiving  t^e  fire  of  the   , 
nearest  frigate  surrendered.    On  this  ocdasion  we  can- 
not pass  in  silence  the  dishonourable  conduct  of  the  Bri- 
tish officers  of  the  navy,  where  swfth  ought  least  to  have 
been  expected.    The  generous  and  herflick  character  of 
Decatur  is  acknowledged  wherever  the  Aimencari  flag  is 
known,  and  requires  no  testimony  in-lte  support,  for  the 
British  themselves  have  often  declared  their  admiration 
of  this  chivalrous  officer.    The  commodore  was  taken  on 
^^  board  the  Endymion,  for  llie  purpose  irf  acting  the  miser-  . 
able  farce  of  surrendering  his  sword  to  the  officer  of  a,. 
frigate  of  equal  sixe,  but  whidi  wodd  havi  fallen  into 
the  hands  of  the  commodorfe,  but  for  the  approach  of  the 
squadron.    Decatur  indignantly  refused  to  give  uphisf 
swortl  to  4qcone  but  the  commander  of  the  squadron. 
Another  artiffce  was  actually  resorted  to,  in  prder  to,  sa- 
tisfy the  good  people  of  England  that  the  President  wtM 
a  seventy-four  in  disguise ;  i^e  was  lightened,  and  laid  in  . 
dock  along  sid^  of  an  old  seventy -four,  difeipished  t^  a|i-* 
pearance  by  being  deeply  laden.    Thus  it  seems  a;Brt-   . 
tSri^fruiitehad  caotured  an  Amencan  seyenty-four  j  the. 


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w-a  tt  Xe  TRPJ:^^''  of  pur  naval  her^, 

cruize,  he  discorerea  two  aS         «»vmg  sailed  oni 

the  Constitution,  but  soou  a^^'^R  °^J!fl°'»  *»««•«  «P  ^^^ 

join  her  consort    The  SS  *•        *^  ****  *«»"««'  *<» 

;        and  at  six  P.  M.  ranged  aheaS^jT.  «?'"  ^'^"'«  *«  •>^th! 

her  on  the  quarter,  hw  con«^f  111*  stemmost,  brought 

broadside,  \hich  was  immedia^l**'''  ^t^'  *^''  0Pn»<S* 
ebanee  of  broadsidpl  ^«„?      j  *®v  retirned.    AA  -r, 

veloTd  in  s^okt  ^rSr^^^^^^^  '^'^'^  ship,  weil'n: 
the  Constitution  fiidiEghe 'elf  1^"°^.  *7t^  ^^  ^r 
*h'P,  «ptain  Stewar  ofdered  1;*K^^^^  head^l| 

btcked  topsaiJs,  and  dZ^lnS-  "^^^  *°  ^«  •"'""el 
Jh.p  on^the  bow  backers  5Si''"'?r*r '*»?»'  '^'^ 
broadsides  were  then  fired  finJ/fk    .  V'®  Constitution's 

rour  in  gettin  ateXTfilleJl  atri^  '^If^^^^^  *^^  «r- 
•f  tacking  athwart  the  bois  of  tir^ri^*?  *"^«ot^ 
the  othei- fell  o^entireI«.»L  f^onrtitutioh,  while 

tioBWjenfllied^^J'^Si^^?    TheC^nstS: 
ing  within  a  hiuidid  vK  Jlvi^hl"'"'"*''*  and  com- 
broadsides,  and  so  crirS  h??^t,***'T^f^  "^«» 
henaDhsVere  ^ntertaffiof  hfr^/  n\Merapp«l 
-  the  captairt  therefore  reSrnSf^*K««f'**"***»  «»«m 
dijl**l)r  struck.    PosSn  i^-^K^**^*'  »'*^'*  «««- 
t^nt  Hoffinan,  Z^ZXltZ  ^^Vi^'^^i^^- 
tain^Gordon  Falcon,  oWKlur^^Sate  C^ane' cap.  - 

asr^hen  steered  in  pursuit"?  aIJS™'  ^•f  *^»  S*^" 
a  8hoH  resistance,  ?nTi Ih  2r»fflT'^»  andafter 
she  struck,  with  fiie  feet  water  in  J^u^  «»i?»Werabl7,. 
to  be  the  sioopof  w»rUy^l'^}'/'.^?^?'^'^^^^^  ' 

pound  carmnades.    Thel^S^  V  hl^*T  ^7-^0  \ 
Att^nted  to  about  eighty T  kmi^'^^  *^*  tw»  tliiiw;  ^ 
board  the  Constitution  fK^        "'!^  *"<*  woundedi  on 
^nded ,.  but  thf  shin  r  r««  ftHir  killed  and  div2 

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a  British  squadron  of  two  sixty  enn  ships  and  a  fngate, 
appeared. Qtr the  entrance  of  tlie  harbour;  captain  Stew-. 
art,  having  no  faith  in  his  security,  in  this  neutral  port/ 
made  sail  with  his  prize  the  Cywie,  and  though  closely 
■poTSued,  had  the  good  fortune  to  escape  into  the  United 
^States.  The  Levant  was  recaptured  in  the  Portuguese 
'  port,  in  contempt  of  the  neutral  state.  These  are  acts  ot 
injustice,  in  which  no  nation  can  ever  prosper.       ■_ 

The  Peacock,  Hornet,  and  Tom  Bowline,  le^_  New- 
York  a  few  days  after  the  President,  without  having  re-  • 
-ceived  information  of  her  capture.    On  th#wMity-third 
of  January,  one  thousand  ei^ht  hundred  ana  fifteen,  the 
Hornet  parted  company,  and  directed  her  course  to  Tris- 
tan d'Acuna,  the  place  of  rendezvous.    On  the  twenty- 
third  of  March,  she  descried  the  British  hrig  Penguin, 
captain  Dickenson,  of  eighteen  guns,  and  a  twelve  pound 
carronade,  to  the  southward  and  eastward  of  the  island. 
Captain  Biddle  hove  to,  while  the  Ptnguin  bore  down: 
at  forty  roinutes  past  one,  the  British  vessel  commenced 
:  the  engagement.    The  firing  was  hotly  kept  up  for  fifteen 
minutesTthe  Penguin  gradually  nelSring  the  Hornet  with 
the  intention  to  board,  her  captain  having  given  orders 
ferthis  purpose,  but  was  killed  by  a  gr(u>e  shot :  her  lieu- 
tenant then  bore  her  up,  and  runnini|her  bowspnt  be- 
tween the  main  and  mizzen  rigging  ofthe  Hornet,  gave 
orders  to  board ;  his  men,  however,  perceiving  the  crew 
of  the  Ho»net  ready  to  receive  them,  refused  to  follow 
liim.    At  thja  raomcntXhe  heavy  swell  of  the  sea  lifted 
the  Hornet  ahead,  aridXthe  enemy's  bowsprit  earned 
away  her  mizzen  sWroiidB  and  spanker  boom,  and  the 
Penguin  hung  upon  the  liprnet's  quarter,  with  the  loss 
<of.^er  foremast  and  bowsprit.    Her  commande£«Jfift 
catted  out  thU  be  had  surrendered j  and  captain  Biddle 
ordered  his  vtmfi  to  ceasfe^ring.    At  this  moment  an  offi- 
cer of  the  Horijet  called  to  captain  Biddle,  that  a  man 
was  taking  aim  at  him  in  the  enemy's  shrouds;  he  had 
.  acikely  changed  his  position,  when  a  musket  bail  struck 
hiin  in  the  neck,  and  wounded  hhn  severely.    Two  n^- 
rtbes  imnwdiately  levelled  tfiTeir  pieces  at  the  wijtdi, 
4mdl  JuUed  him  before  he  brought  his  gua  from  his  shoal- 

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fresh  broadside,  when  Zl!.  •"!'"'  *°  pve  the  enewy^ 
thej  had  surrendered  fc"*^,?*  *  ''^^  ^^etti 
captain  Biddle  couTrf  ^estraS.  k'"'*'*  «^*t* '^'^co'tj  SS 
P^-^ted  at  tfte  conrfLct  o?  *?«  "  '"^'^'  ^'»*»  were  eias- 
n^l^^utes  after  the  commeteL^^^^  In  t^enty-iifp 

taken  possession  of  by  ife"  tC  M  *''*  "^^°?'  «'»«  ^^^  * 
I  he  i^enguin  was  so  mu^  i^L^Tl  ^'^  *''«  ««"«*• 
<fetenni„ed  on  takimr  oufhl?      ^'  ****}  ^"P**'"  Kddle 
and  afterwards  Z\^ffttZii::''  ?^  r»«''"K  hefJ 
line,  which  by  thistiinp  UJ  nf^onfra  bj  the  Tom  Bow! 

wounded  J  the  Hornet  o^nekili^?    ^^  "^""^  *''*"*^-«'«*»* 
'among  the  latter,  her  lieuten"  ,    r^  *^*^*»  woundellj 

Captain  Biddi;,  bring  00^*,^^^^^ 
cock,  bv  theappearance  of  «X;-^  *?.?»'**  ^™'n  ^he  Pei- 
being  closely  cTaseJfor  seveS",  r**  ^'V^^^^  Hne',«ft«- 
'nto^t.  Sal4lor,  wher^  the  nijl*^/'  ^'^^"^  »»"  «W 
jveh.    The  capture  o?theCva„?*E'T  '««"  **"*•»■  •'^ 
Peni^ritn,  took  place  beforeX!^  the  Leyant,  and  the 
I'Buted  by  the  second  arS  of  th^r'^V'^  *'»<'  *^^^ 
^  The  exploits  of  the  dZ»!L^L       *'.'««*J,«f  Peace. 
of  our  natiQiu,l„vesse^  P"^,**''«"  continued  to  riral  those 
compelled  t^^ardea dv for  h?. S'"'**"'*  **•«  enemjM^S 
of  a  neutral  port    The  Drivif''''''!^*'''^  ^^^^e  wnctua^ 
chor  in  the  harbour  o(^[T''l  ^"^^^^ong  lay  at  an^ 
consisting  of  the  cZnSin' ^I'l!^^  *  ?"*'»^  «^'"«*«»n» 
Rota,  hove  in  sight    c&„  S'^'^'«»*?ge»'et,  and  the 
covering  by  theliirht  of^t-      ^'^.'  "'^^''e  privateer,  dig- 
out  his  &.,|es,  a^wM  ofer- "  *^'  *^*  ^^^^^  had  put  " 
for  action,  and  morZjIr^'^  ^  ****<^''  him,  clewid 

with  men  Vorh:^;rdL!kbr;  ^^^^^-^^ 

hailed,  a  fire  was  onin-J .  ™"g  "o  answer  on  beii» 

«4»  hut  the/s:„^%Sl.uE*^*'"*  "^^  ""^  '•«*^ 
muted  to  hiul  off.    They  !h/rn^"'""'"^^*°**  ^^"^  P^r- 
toidable  attack  J  the  nritatlr  P'^«P*''«d  ^r  a  more  Er- 
■  cable's  length  ofX'^ZreiW^  T'  •"^'^^'-^d  within 
castle.    Tbe^ext  Sv  they  sSfa'SSl"  ??*"*  '^^^^  «^*^ 


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prevent  the  escape  of  the  privateer*    At  midnight  the 
boats  approached  a  aecond  time,  to  the  number  of  twelve 
or  fourteen,  manned  with  several  hundred  men.     They 
weTe  suffered  to  approach  along  side  of  the  privateer,  and 
without  waiting  an  attack,  they  werl  a&sailed  with  such 
astonishing  Ciiry,  that  in  forty  minutes  scarcely  a  man  ot 
them  was  left  alive.    During  these  attack*  the  shores 
were  lined  with  the  inhabitants,  who,  from  the  brightness 
of  th^Ji^oon,  had  a  full  view  of  the  scene.    The  govern 
nourTwTth  the  first  people  of  the  place,  stood  by  and  saw 
the  Whole  affair.    After  the  second  attack,  the  governour 
■sentanotetothe  commander  of  the  Plantagenet,  captain 
Lloyd,  requesting  him  to  desist,  but  was  answered,  that 
he  ^as  determined  to  have  the  privateer  at  the  risk  ot 
knocking  down  the  town.    The  American^consul  having 
communicated  this  information  to  captamNlieid,  he  or- 
dered  his  crew  to  save  their  effects  as  fiistas  possible, 
and  to  carry  the  dead  and  wounded  on  shore.    At  di^- 
light  the  Carnatiofstood  close  to  the  Armstrong,  ^and 
commenced  a  heav^  fire ;  but  being  considerably  cut  up 
by  the  privateer,  she  hauled  off  to  repair.    Captain  Keid 
now  thinking  it  useless  to  protract  the  contest,  on  her  re- 
appearance, scuttled  his  vessel  and  escaped  to  shore, 
'rhe  British  loss  amounted  to  the  astonishing  number  ot 
one  hundred  ahd  twenty  killed,  and  one  hundred  and 
thirtv  wounded:  that  of  the  Americans  was  only  two 
killed  and  seven  wounded.    Several  houses  in  the  town 
were  destroyed,  and  some  of  the  inhabitonts  wounded. 


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CHAPTER  XVL 

Mdvementa  of  the  army  on  the  Niagara  frontier-  Capture  of 
Port  Erie-T-lU*|>e  of  Chippewa— Death  of  general  Swift— Bat- 
tie  of  Niagara— Siege  of  Fort  Erie— A«8aolt  upon  Fort  Erie— 
Sortie  upon  the  Btitiah  works— Affairs  of  the  West-Expedi- 
tion against  Michilimackinack. 
Tfao  Jt  reviewing  the  event*  of  the  war  on  thfi  ocean,  ym 
return  to  the  war  on  the  northern  frontier.    Not  to  be 
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ned  into  execution,  wLi  tiL^*"**  ^"^  «««  be  «ar* 

'og  was  adopt;d.  SSoWll?^*''^?^"'''  ^  *«ow^ 
of  commodore  SincWr  wlf  ^  *  '^*  *•*•  •«»tonc© 
5«l»  on  the  Upper  LdcC  wiA  f 7^  f*^"*  ^  Bri- 
American  posteof  KSf/jJ!!?- *  ^'*V'^"«overin|r the 
American  !;;^y,  unde?«;ne«f  5''  "^  ®*-  ^^"'Ph-  ^ 
Niagara  and  taU  po?4S™f  te"L''»!  *«  «««  «»• 
afterwards,  i„  conYunXTwUh  r?i"*S" ''*!?'»^  J  "d 
proceed  to  attack  the  Britirh      *?'5'nodere  Chauncer, 

ST""* -^^u*^*  comma,3u^il,iNortJ;  *^*  ^*™««'*- 
push  a  number  of  armed  bofts  into  th^S"/"*^'  ^  *• 

tinn  k  ?""*°^  Ihe  Rapids,  and  cit  off  ?£•  '^''*«n«e»  «o 
tion  between  S^ntrea^  and  Kin«*    °*''®.  comtounica- 
gamsoned  with  fifteen  h..n3J5^*°"'    A  stront  post    ' 
jatein  this  objecrBatteSerSr"r""'?  •''ocl^^: 
Jor  the  purpose  of  pr»twKh!T  '^'°  *"  ^  *''«>wn  up  . 
Chan^,lain,  andtSen^^^^^  *«'  on  Ak?   . 

Jng  it.    Some  of  SZll^^^''^*^''^'f^''^f^metS^  ' 
patedj  buttbecreS!rn.T*"«*""^''*«  Mbe«n  Mtiri^ 
circum'stances!  ^  ^'^  P"*  «"«  controlled  ^^^ 

^      »  co„artiKl?:-;,5^fo^^  general  Brown  k.8  i. 

remained  in  their  hands     hI t  L  T"  ^•^  NiaM«u5|i 

ousiy  occupied,  wXJuiatr±:^^^^ 

and  general  KipJev,  in  disfiS„T^®"»  «*"•»**  Scott 

lecting  his  force.    Bv  thl  ff  •   *"«  *"&  *'<»op8»  and  in  c3- 

York  volunteers,  under  ^«.^l  ^i  a  brigade  of  New-  ^ 
ther  with  a  few  Ind^Zrinte^'V'''^  ®.^*^^'  t<«^- 
the  enemj,  under  genei^d  l)r»«l    !f  ?'5*  **»«  <w»W 
.increased,  bj  the  addkSn  ofTS*'?*'  *tf  *««»»  ^eatly 
Jients,  which,  sinceX  McifiraS^^.T'*^**"  «W- 
Brrta.0  had  been  enal.l^J  ^t^A^uf.  ^"""'^^  «"St   *' 
f 'le  first  step  to  be  tak^n    S?*?  "  *  countrj. 
^opcatio„sa§ai«£t  Canada,  aV^^^^^ 

•f  Niagara,  u.aathought^^tirr^^S'ir^^ 


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for^MHiigifllARfMMwsBed  of  this  poit,4t  wv  nf^Msed  the' 
enemy  ^ould  evacuate  the  American  aide,  and  it  waa  ex- 
fftcted  that  this  nnrison  woald  be  carried  with  more  ease 
itthan  the  (Miier,  ^m  the  ciroamstance  of  an  attack  behiK 
leas  expected.  For  Erie  was  at  that  time  commandea 
by  captain  Buck,  "with  about  one  hundred  and  seventy 
men.  The  two  brigades  of  regulars  embarked  on  the 
morning  of  the  third  of  July ;  general  ScoU  with  the  first, 
sd  a  detachment  of  artillery  under  msjor  Hindman, 
.AMsed  to  the  Canada  shore,  below  Fort  Erie ;  ^nd  gene- 
ral Ripley,  with  the  second  bri^de,  above.  The  eanrison 
was  completely  U^k^en  by  surprise,  and  surrounded  before 
the  movements  of  the  assailants  were  discovered,  and 
was  compelled  to  surrender  after  firing  a  few  shot. 

It  was  next  resolved  to  proceed  immediately  and  at- 
tack major  general  Riall,  who  l,t  that  time  occupied  an 
intrenched  camp  at  Chippewa;  having  first  made  ar*! 
radgements  for  the  defence  of  the  fort,  which  was  en- 
trusted to  lieutenant  ^*Donough,  and  for  securing  the 
rear  of  the  army. 

-     On  the  morning  of  the  fourth,  general  Scott  advanced 
with  his  brigade,  and  captain  Tow«|^  artillery,  and  woe 
followed  in  the  course  of  the  day  ^^eneral  Ripiey, and 
the  field  artillery  under  major  l^^ndman,  together  with 
general /Porter's  volunteers;    The  army-was  then  drawn 
up  in  a  l^egular  order  to  receive  the  enemy,  on  the  right  of 
Street*8  creek,  withm  two  miles  of  the«ajfnp.    The  firs* 
brigade  !had  encountered  the  advance  cor{^  which  re- 
treated, but  not  until  after-destr<^ing  the  bridge.    Cap-, 
tain  Crooker  Imd  cr^toMd  the  streani  som«  distimce  above,* 
and,  not  consciouo  of  his  situation,  was  in  purauit  of  the 
British,  who  now  turned  upon  and  surrounded  him ;  tut. 
he  defended  himself  in  so  gallant  a  manner,  that  he  was 
endbled  to  kjedOMft'  the  enemy,  un^  laptains  Holland. 
tkorisoi^  and  iMutenant  RandoipflBrcmme  tp  his  relief. 

The  furmy  fnnaiaed  in  this  position  u  ntil  the  next  day^ 
when  early  in  the  luoruing,  the  British  coaunenced  an 
attack  upon  the  picket  guards.  A  compaiiy,  commanded' 
^  captain  Treat,  wa^  »nddeHly  Ifired  aprfn  by  a  party 
c«M$aled  in  tlie  high  grass  ^ne  man  teu;  and  the  vAn- 


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Jfil  RiaU*  preceTving  that  an  enL?;  *''^.*''*  *^*^-  <^n«- 
ble,  resolvato  strike  the  fi^fhff^"!:*'''.'^"  uttavoida-  , 

from  his  encampment,  with  b  «  t;oI«^''*'^'■**'•^'"»««* 

appeared  on  the  left  banlrnfS*     .,       %<=«»  «»<!  sooo 

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>  purpose  ofturnirig  tfieir  fod^fh^  "'*>  ^*'"P»  ''«••*'>« 

greatlj  superiour  in  numLrs  ami  ^r'"'*^^  bj,  troop. 
Brown    Derceivmo.  ♦!!,  J  *".   discipline.    General 

action  on  the  ptai^  ^a7ZV     4l7  ^^  T^^^  '"^^ 
mediaterj  on  crossing  the  Ee  ""^  "^'"^^^  '"^' 

thetS&taTonftT^E^^ 

of  the  British  wliirh^!L  i^'^®'*  *°  *'"'"  the  right  flanT 

warmly  en^^Srst?^^^    h"'"^  '"  *''«  '^^* '  ^^^ 

.    tach  captairletchum!  to  kee '  «    ^'"•''"'"Pf  "«^  ^  de^ 

in  fcheck  J  the  maior  hlvin^^?^  *  superiour  detachment 

the  reliefWhiiclSin!  Strni^^  ^""""^  "^^«^  *» 
contest  aainst  supSr  numtrs  '^^^^  "?  ""^^""^ 
accomplislied  her?until  aftPr  «  .1  ?  '^'^f''*  ^«8  "ot 

ength  closely  pressed  intrnJ^r/^tlf'l^^^^^^^ 
ratelygave  orders  to  his  mpn  ITo       ^^'  ^  delibe- 
vance^^undera  dreaVl  firT  unti  "hT  •  T' *»^  '^' 
of  more  security,  whence  hprnm    if  /^'^  *  P«*'tion 
tire.    This  ad^JiV^hle  eooiL^rj^^^^^^^^^^^  T,"'^.*«  '-  ' 
corps^was  worthy  of  veterans  anS,?  intrepidity  m  hit. 

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«iRh  right  ftwk  fooiiftfter  began  to  fklt  back,  ^bile  tb9 
Amencans  pressed  them  closely.    The  battalion  on  tlie 


American  nght*  nnder  major  LeavenMrlii,  was  not  onljr 
engaged  with  the  Britisb  infantry,  (■PKten  exposed  t« 
,  the  fire  of  their  batteries.  One  ofylis  oflcers,  captain 
Harrison,  hid  his  leg  shot  off  by  a  canntfn  ball  5  but  he 
considered  the  contest  so  doubtful)  that  he  would  not 
snJfer  himself  to  be  taken  from  the  spot,  and  continued 
to  perform  his  duty  with  astonishing  fortitude  until  the 
actton  ceased.  After  the  lapse  of  an  h6ur  from  the  time 
the  action  became  general,  captain  Towsoq.  having  com- 

Jletely  silenced  tbe  enemy's  most  powerful  battery,  now 
irned  upon  the  infantry,  then  much  exposed  to  an 
oblique  discharge  of  major  McNeill's  musketry  ;  the 
enemy  was  at  this  moment  advancing  to  charge,  l)ut  the 
concentrated  fire  whidk  poured  upon  them,  and  the  ap- 
parent issue  on  their  right  |Iank  with  major  Jessup,  com- 
pelled general  Riall  to  retire,  until  he  reached  the  slop- 
ing ground  which  led  to  ChippWii,  when  the  British,  fled 
in  confusion  ttf  their  entrenchments.— Major  ^ndroan 
and  captain  Towson  pursued  the  enemy  under  the  fire 
of  hi^atteries,  but  which,  on  examination,  were  found, 
too  strong  to  be  assailed^  ... 

This  may  be  considei"^  the  first  regular  pitched  bat- 
tle, and  fiirnished  a  cbnvincing  proof,  that  nothing  but 

^rdiscipline  was  wanting  to  give  to  our  soldiers  on  land, 
the)  same  excellence  whi«h  ouf  seanien  had  discovered 
on  the  ocean.  The  battlt^as  fought  with  great  judg- 
,  ment  and  coolness  on  both  sides,  and  its  result,  consi- 
dering tiie  numbers  engaged,  was  exceedingly  sanguina- 
ry.   The  loss  of  the  Americans  in  killed,  wounded  and 

'  missing,  amounted  to  three  hundred  and  thirty -eight. 
Among  the  wounded  were  colonel  Campbell,  capt^ns 
King,  of  the  tw«ty -third,  Read,  of  thejwenty-fifth,  Har- 
ris^, of  the  forty-second ;  lieutenants  Palmer  and  Brim- 
hall,  of  the  ninth,  Barron,  of  the  eleventh,  and  De  Wit 
and  Patchim,  oT  the  twenty -fifth.  The  total  loss  of  the 
British,  according  to  the  report  of  general  Drummond, 
was  five  hundred  and  five,  of  whom  forty -six  were  mis- 
sing, the  remainder  either  killed  or  wduoded.    Thcu" 


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occurrence,  ^^i^^^^^i^^^f^^^^^^^i^ii.  Few 
iication  t(r4fae  neenlp    Zt  •™™  *  more  lively  mtil 

and  the  brevet  raJk  of  Jieuteo«?V„i!®?'"  concerned  j 

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themselves:  m^o"  Wc^S  "  '''^'"S  d«tin«,ish^ 

"8,  and  lieutenant  M«DSaW.^"^''l*'T'  «»P*«^°  ««- 
«iuch  honour.  "«nald,  acquitted  themselves  with 

The  defeat  of  Rial!  havino.  k- 
neral  Drummond,  he  in/^  ^*°  communicated  to  «,. 
.   «df»ablehimtore^li;  ',W'"**^/*'°^^^^  h£,^ 
-era!  B^wn  still  XiS  at  hU  "P'"  '^'^  '''"^''    ^e- 
jnined  to  dislodge  the  bSV^TJ  ^^'^''npn^ent,  deter- 
he  detached  general  Se;V«n^"°'*f^'«»' ">«!«, 
Pewa  river,  at  a  pohitS^L  '°  T"  ?  ""'^  *<>  the  Chip-  ^ 
jamp,  andto  cJnKcta^rid:^"?  'Jr'^  *^*  ««'»y^  ^ 
Jf  cking  the  enemy  !^„  h?  ril?  fit t"""  Tr'^^''*  "^  it- 
'^as  executed  with  »«  «.„  u  ^     "*"''  *«"  front     Thi. 

»«all  ordered  his  artiUerv  t^fcr**'/'''^''^''*'--! 
AmencansfromcompIetiSAeir  Jn.ir  'u^l  r''*"*  *he 
•f  general  Ripley  coSfdthfR  ■:*•*[  b«t  the  artillery 
neral  Riall  goSn  ifter  Cn-S  J"*"***  **»  «^''^-    CkJ 

Spumed  by  generi  BrowJ  th^^^^       ""^'^'^  ''^^^  ^ 
,  ^^U  to^ueens^^-h^^^^^^^         ^^,,^,„^^^ 

«/jX?mir„:S?^*^^^^^^^  «d  previous  t. 
jas  detached  with  abSuf ^ThundJ^**  ''^r"  "^"^-t* 
|o  reconnoitre  the  enemy'swork.  w  *•**  *^*"*^  "«"»» 
post,  and  toolc  prisoned  I  !^  "*  .  ***  »"T>ri8ed  an  out* 

Jf  these,  afterhiwn7arfced^r*'*"^J'"  «^^^  ^^ 
denly  raised  his  p  ew^and  i^i'T"''***  quarters,  sud- 
2^^^'  The  genVr^'insUnHifeS  C?^  '  ""^-^ 
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tUdier,  he  continued  to  fight  at  the  head  of  hi*  detach- 
ment, renrdless  of  his  wound,  until  the  enemy  was  re- 
Bolsed.  This  gallant  officer  died  soon  after  he  was 
Drought  to  camp,  sincerely  regretted,  and  Was  interred 
with  all  the  honours  the  army  could  hestow.  He  had 
been  a  distinguished  soldier  of  the  revolution. 

The  question  as  to  what  step  was  next  to  be  taken,  was 
submitted  by  eeneral  Brown  to  a  council  of  war ;  whether 
,  to  follow  up  the  enemy  rapidly,  and  annihijate  his  force, 
or  first  to  attack  Niagara  and'  Fort  George.    The  latter 
was  resolved  upon.    Preparatory  to  this,  general  Ripley 
and  general  Porter  were  ordered  to  reconnoitre  the  fort  j. 
the  one  along  the  Niagara,  the  other  by  the  way  of  St. 
|,  DsvidN,  for  the  purpose  of  ascertaining  their  respective 
i^:  situations,  and  obtaining  the  information  necessary  for 
'the  attack.    This  service  was  successfully  performed, 
although  much  exposed  to  the  fire  of  the  garrison^  and  as- 
: sailed  by  skirmishing  parties.    .The  plan,  however,  was 
abandoned^  in  consequence,  as  was  alleged  by  general 
r    Brown,  of  not  being  able  to  obtain  the  co-operation  of 
Ghauncejf's  fleet,  the  commodore  being  at  this  time  ex- 
tremely ill;  the  general,  therefore,  prepared  to  pursue 
the  British  army  to  Burlington  heights;  and,  with  a  view 
to  this,  on  the  twenty -fourth  he  fell  down  to  the  junction 
,,  of  the  Chippewa  with  the  Niagara. 
Il    Lieutenant  general  Orummond,  mortified  that  his  vete- 
I  ran  troops  should  have  been  beaten,  by  what  he  considei^  * 
Pcd  raw  Americans,  was  anxious  for  an  opportunitj(|V>^^ 
^  retrieving  his  credit.     He  had  collected,  every  regiment 
from  Budington  and  York,  and  the  lake  being  free,  the 
rX  Bi4tish  commodore  was  able  to  transport  troops  from 
ICingston,  Fort  George,  and  even  Prescott.    General 
Riall  took  post  at  Queenstown,  Immediatelv  after  it  was 
abandoned  by  tiie  Americans,  who  had  fallien  back  to 
Chippewa ;  general  Drummond  crossed  a  strong  detach- 
ment  to  threaten  the  town  of  Schlosser,  which  contained 
the  supplies  of  general  Brown,  together  with  his  sick 
and  wounded ;  diis  was  done  witit  the  expectation  of  in- 
ducing  general^rown  to  divide  his  force  ;  an  advanced 
^puty  WM  at  the  same  time  pushed  forward  on  the  Nia- 


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pra  rotd.  With  a  view  of  drawing  off  the  enemy  from 
hiB  attempt  on  the  village  across  the  river,  general  Scott 
was  ordered  to  move  towards  Queenstown,  witbhis  bri-^ 

Side,  seven  hundred  strong,  with  Tow8on»s  artillerTrthe 
ragoons  and  the  mounted  men;  with  orders  to  report  if 
th?  enemy  appeared,  and  call  for  assistance.  At  four 
0  Clock  the  bngade  moved  from  the  camp,  and  after  pro- 
ceeding about  two  miles  and  an  half  from  the  Chippewa, 
and  within  a  short  distance  of  the  cataracts  of  Miacara. 


K^..x....  x».ar,,  wuric  lie  naa  piantea^ipmest  formidable 
battery  of  nine  pieces  of  artillery,  two  of  which  were 
brass  twentv-four  pounders.    On  reaching  a  narrow-strip 
e;  woods,  which  intervened  between  them  and  the  British 
line,  caplams. Harris  and  Pentland,  whose  companies 
formed  a  part  of  the  advance,  were  first  fired  on,  and  en- 
gaged thp  enemy,  who  retreated  for  the  purpose  of  draw^ 
ing  the  American  column  to  the  situation  at  Lundy's- 
lane.     General  Scott  resolutely  pressed  forward,  first 
despatching  major  Jonea  withthe  intelligence  to  the  com- 
mander in  chief.     H^  hi^B^ooner  cFeared  the  wood, 
and  formed  in  line^  on  ft^.fllVfinely  adapted  to  military 
manoeuvres,  than  a  trepcnflFus  cannonade  commenced 
from  the  enemy's  batteines,  which  was  returgM  by  cap- 
tain Towson,  but  without  being  able  to  bring  his  pieces  to 
bear  on  the  eminence.    The  action  was  continued  for  an 
hour,  againsta  force  three  times  that  of  the  AmericatI 
brigade,  on  th^  ground  to  the  left  of  Queenstown  road. 
The  11th  and  22d  having  expended  their  ammunition, 
colonel  Brady  and  lieutenant  colonel  M'Ncill  being  both 
severely  wounded,  and  nearly  all  the  other  offi<ier8  either 
killed  or  wounded,  both  regiments  were  withdrawn  from 
action.    liieutenant  Crawford,  lieutenant  adjutant  Saw- 
yer, and  a  few  others,  attached  themselves  to  the  9th,  i» 
such  stations  as  were  assigned  them.  This  regiment,  an. 
der  its  gallant  leader  lieutenant  colonel  Leavenworth, 
was  now  obliged  to  maintain  the  whole  brunt  of  the  ac- 
tion, when  orders  were  given  to  advance  and  chanre  on  ■ 
the  heights,  and,  with  the  other  regiments,  breSktheene- 


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Day's  line.  But  general  Scott,  on  receiving  information 
of  the  shattered  condition  of  the  elieventh  and  twenty-se> 
cohdf  countermanded  his  order.  ColonelJessup,  at  the 
commencement  (rf*  the  action,  had  been  detached  with  the 
twenty -fifth,  to  attack  the  left  of  the  enemy's  line. 

The  British  now  pressed  forward  on  the  9th,  which 
with  wonderful  firmness  withstood  the  attack  of  theii* 
overwhelming  numbers  j  but  reduced  at  length  to  nearly 
one  half,  andbeing  compelled  at  every  moment  to  repel 
fresh  chaises  of  the  British,  colonel  Leavenworth  des-^ 
patched  a  messenger  to  General  Scott,  to  communicate 
its  condition.  The  general  rode  up  in  person,  roused 
the  fla^ng  spiHts  of  his  brave  men  uith  tiie  pleasing  in- 
telligence that  reinforcements  were  expected  every  mo- 
«ent,  and  besought  them  to  hold  their  ground.  Lieu- 
tenant Riddle,  already  well  known  as  a  reconnoitring  of- 
ficer, was  the  first  to<:ome  to  the  assistance  of  his  felldlr 
soldiers,  having  been  drawn  to  the  place  by  the  sound  of 
the  cannon,  wnile^ut  with  a  scoutihg  party.  The  same 
circumstances  induced  general  Brown  to  proceed  rapidly 
to  the  scene  of  action,  giving  orders  to  general  Ripley  to 
follow  with  the  second  brigade.  On  his  way  he  was  met 
hy  major  Jones,  and  from  his  information,  he  was  inijuced 
to  order  up  general  Porter,  with  the  volunteers,  together 
fvith  the  artulery^ 

'  The  situation  of  the  brigade  became  every  moment 
.jB^ore  critical.  They  had  repulsed  every  attack  of  the 
^nemy  with  desperate  courage ;  but  their  strength  must 
Mon  fail,  when  continually  obliged  to  en^e  9:fresh  line. 
Fortunately,  general  Riall,  from  the  obstinacy  of  the  re- 
sistance, had  by  tiiis  time  over-rated  their  tieirce,  and  had 
despatched  a  messenger  to  general  Drummond  for  rein- 
'  fbrcemejits  5  his  nun^ers  engaged  th'us  far  having  been 
more  than  double  the  American.  About  this  time  an  aw- 
ful pause  ensued  between  the  two  armies  j  for  a  time  no 
sound  broke  upon  tiiie  stillness  of  tbeAight,but  the  groans 
of  the  wounded,  mingling  with  the  distant  din  of  the  ca- 
taract of  Niagara.  The  shattered  regiments  were  con- 
solidated into  one  brigade,  and  placed  as  a  reserve  under 
icolouel  Brady,  who,  though  severely  wounded,  refused 

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rear  of  their  reserve  and  «.r«!;-'*^  h«  regiment  in  the 
another,  mde  priloiew  of  ?o  r?''"?!l'^^^  ^f**"" 

entwinTd  by  the  hand  or™.;  '^^  «"««*  g'orious  when 
them,  under  circurSstlces  th^^^^^^^  *'»*?«:»•;«  ^P*--** 
not  have  spared  S.  One  of  hL^'^^^  ''*'^*?'"J^  *«»«W 
had  the  grd  fortune  to  m«kV«  ?*<^«."' «Pt.  Ketchum, 

and  of  tfe  aidT^:*;;,r^s,^^^^^^^  tttr'at" 

fortunate  circumstance,  as  it  nrev^nt Jfki  '^"■* 

tion  of  the  British  force  cwitemZed  bJ  feffi'*"*;*- 
fore  the  Americans  wel4  nrcMrS  fif.  k-^     **  ^#'*'''  **«- 
.  J-disposingofhisfrilS^Tciw^^^^  ^■ 

to  the  place  where  the  hottest  fire  was  wSnn„  51  u'^ 
gade  to  which  be  belonged,  andXrw„nK"JL"  I  u"' 
Kind  a  fence,  on  the  si3e  of  thS  Quelsfe  S?.  ^'- 
the  rear  of  a  party  of  British  inil«*  j  °*°»  °"*  »■ 
opposite  side  Jf  tS  :;m";r<S'd  "ir^^^^^^^^^  ^- 

destructive  fire,  on  which  they  brrke.jte'^fA'l* 
major,*'  says  general  Brown,  «  shewed  him!?i  *  \'?* 
<mn  army,  in  Tblaze  of  fire.'^  He  i^L  onK^*  ^^i-  *"" 
on  the  right  of  the  secon^brigade!  *"**  *°  '^ 

the  Bupnort  of  geneSr^oTS  t^  J^A^"*"'^*  *« 
ArecteA  which  he  could  notT^  wwSLIh  r""'*'^ 
ftplej,  with  the  qui.k  diBcer«Sg.t";t h  c  WS 


<^  - 


HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR. 


«79 


^e  real  commander,  seeing  that  too  much  time  would 
be  lost  before  he  could  make  his  way  throueh  the  skirt  of 
woods,  in  the  darkness  of  the  night,<lecidea  at  once  upon 
bis  own  responsibilitj;  to  adopt  the  only  measure  from 
which  he  saw  a  hope  ;^  and  \vnich  being  made  known  to 
tiie  commander  in  chief,  he  instantly  sanctioned.    The 
enemy's  artillery  occupied  a  hill  which  was  the  key  to 
the  wtiole  position,  ana  it  woulOfbe  in  vain  to  hope  for 
▼ictory  while  they  were  permitted  to  retain  it.  Address- 
ing himself  to  colonel  Miller,  he  inquired  whether  he 
could  storm  the  batteries  at  the  head  of  the  twenty-first, 
while  he  would  himself  support  him  with  the  younger  re- 
giment, the  twenty -third.     To  this  the  wary,  but  intrepid 
veteran  replied,  in  an  unaffected  phrase,  I  will  try  sir  $ 
words,  which  were  afterwards  given  as  the  motto  of  his 
regiment.    The  twenty-third  was  formed  in  close  co- 
lumn, undnr  its  commander,»major  M'Farland,  and  the 
first  regiment,  under  colonel  Nicholas,  way  left  to  keep 
the  infintry  in  check.    The  two  regiments  moved  on  to 
one  of  the  most  perilous  charges  ever  attempted;  the 
whole  of  the  artillery  opened  upon  them  as  they  advanc- 
ed, supported  by  a  powerful  line  of  infantry.    The 
twenty-nrst  advanced  steadily  to  its  purpose  j  the  twen- 
ty-third faultered  on  receiving  the  deadly  fire  of  the  ene- 
my {but  was  soon  rallied  by  the  p^csonal  exertions  of  ge- 
neral ttipley.v  When  within  a  hundred  yards  of  the  sum- 
mit, they  received  another  dreadful  discharge,  by  which 
major  M'Farland  was  killed,  and  the  command  devolved 
on  major  Brooks.    To  the  amazement  of  the  British,  the 
intrepid  Miller  firmly  advanced,  until  witliin  a  few  paces 
of  their  line,  when  he  impetuously  charged  upon  the  ar-. 
tillery,  which,  after  a  short  but  desperate  resistance, 
yielded  their  whole  battery,  and  the  American  line  was 
in  a  moment  formed  in  the  rear,  upon  the  ground  previ- 
ously occupied  by  the  British  infantry.     In  carrying  the 
larger  pieces,  the  twenty-first  suffered  severely ;  lieute- 
nant Cdley,  after  an  unexampled  effort,  fell  wounded  by 
the  side  of  the  piece  which  he  took  :  few  of  the  officers 
of  this  regiment  were  not  either  killed  or  wounde«l.    By 
the  united  efforts  of  tlie  two  regiments,  the  British  ia- 


k^&]^jffii|^>; 


'•«i»f  shWSSKT-'. 


fi^O 


f. 

HIS-rORV  OP  THE  WA5. 


turned  upon  theni      ThL^I^V.''®''"  »w»  cannon  w^' 

changed  Sie  of  tLbatl"!'?vJ'  ^^'^"'^  completelj 
directed  to  this  point  as  « Jo„M.  T^^.™'*'"*"*  «"»«  "o^ 
height,  the  resuIt'^Sery  rpentd  *''vfhr'*'"**'"  «'« 
for  the  heights,  the  captu^re  o&l; ,  m^Sl  7J*«ndin^ 
nounced  bj  loud  huz^s,  on  L  '  rt^?'  h'^'V*""- ''^ 
trooDs  below,  whi.h  brought  a  ZK«!  ^'^  American 
man^s  corps,  exploded  a  eai«nn  .«  ""r  "»  '"*J«'"  J^'n**^ 
the  brave  captaiS  Ritchie     Maiorft-nd"^^^  '^'"*'» 

"^^-4^  -rps,  to%osfee1  "ITJ-'".!!^^-^* 


considered  it  absoIutX  essentia  fn*h^  Americans,  now 

iliplej,  wS  akeavv  anrS'  f  r ''^'^  advanced  upoa 
in  both  extrWs    •'^Ph^  A      "•'•^'^  ''"^'  out-flanking  fim 

in«  his  approS-hav?ngtSro?l"°^  f'^^'^l  ^''^^ 
raf  to  reserve  tlieir  fire,^unt'r.?i,?M '^^^  '^^  *'"''  S^"^ 
tive  and  dea'llv     Tho  wKi    •  ^  •"'*'  ^f  rendered  effec-  . 

advatjced  wttK  bri^k  sreo  '  n'lirr.K"/**''^  «"*'«'»  °°^ 
Hie  summit,  when  poured  in  a  la'id  J  ^^''^i^  P«=^«  "^ 
*?tush  forward  with  the  bavonp^ .  fh"*  J**®'  an<f  prepared 
ing  directed  by  the  fire  ofTp  1*  *''«  American  line,  be- 
deldly  effect;  they  were  tb^Sfvr;*^^^^  '■'J"''-"^^  ''  ^'t^ 

P(«.yoik,  gare  Mainpfw  »/  unshaken  intrepidity!    tt 


(5 


^6  eminence^' 
WB  cannon  was.' 
»rt  completely 
>ment  was  not^ 
■p  maintain  the 
lie  contending. 
I  had  been  an* 
tile  American 
[major  Hind, 
unatelj  killed 
n  was  ordered 
his  own  and 
9  brigade,  and 
voliu^teers  o*^ 

and  mortifi. 
iericans,  now 
itoftheBri- 
^ce,  that  he 
n  ^eatljr  re- 
>8sible  order 
I'anced  upon 
Banking  him 
entlv  awaitr 
w  the  gene> 
dered  effecw  ,  * 
British  now 
>ty  paces  of 
icf  prepared 
an  line,  be- 
led  it  witk 
on,  butbe- 
tack,  and  a 
^7  minutes^ 
ibie.     The 
id  to  retire 

emulated 
[op  Wood, 
in,  of  the 
•iditj.     It 


HISTORY  OP  THE  WAR. 


281 


wai  not  supposed,  however,  that  this  would  be  tiie-fast  ef- 
ftrt  of  the  British  general }  the  line  was  instantly  restor- 
ed and  the  wountfed  transported  to  the  rear.  General 
/^Icott's  brigade,  during  tKis  period,  had  been  held  in  re- 
serve  under  colonel  Leavenworth,  colonel  Bradj  having 
been  <5tMDpelled,  by  the  severity  of  his  wound,  to  resign 
the  command;  the  general's  brigade-miuor,  lieutenant 
Smith,  and  his  aid,  captain  Worfli,  were  both  compelled 
to  retire  in  consequence  of  their  wounds ;  this  brigade 
wap  now  ordered  to  move  to  Lundy's-lane,  with  its  right 
OD  ^o  Niagara  road. 

After  the  lapse  of  half  an  hour,  general  Dniramond 
was  Again  discovered  advancing  to  the  assault  with  reno- 
vated viffour.  The  precaution  at  first  adopted  by  gene- 
ral Ripely,  was  again  observed ;  the  fire  of  tne  Americans 
was  dreadful,  and  th^  artillery  of  major  Hindman,  serv- 
ed with  great  skill,  would  have  taken  away  all  heart  on 
the  part'of  the  British  for  this  perilous  enterprise,  had 
not  the  example  beep  set  them  by  the  American^^"  The 
British  general  having  rallied  his  troop?,  threw  himself 
with  his  whole  weight  upon  the  American  centre ;  he  was 
firmly  received  by  the  gallant  twenty-first,  a  few  pla- 
toons, only  fiwltennjg,  but  which  were  soon  restored  by 
genend  nipley.  Finding  that  no  impression  could^be 
made^tttt  whole  Briti^  fine  again  recoiled,  and  felAftk 
to  the  bottom  of  the  hill.  During  ^e  last  contest}Wo 
gallant  charges  were  led  by  general  Scott  in  person, 
upon  the  enemy's  left  and  light  flanks,  with  his  consoli- 
dated battalion ;  but  having  to  oppose  double  lines  o 
infantry,  his  attempts,  which  would  have  been  decisive 
had  they  proved  successful,  were  unavailing ;  they  pro- 
bably contributed,  however,  in  shaking  the  British  line. 
The  general  himself,  being  severely  wounded  in  these 
charges,  although  he  had  hitherto  remained  unhurt  dur- 
ing this  perilous  combat,  was  compelled  to  quit  the  field, 
after  uniting  the  battalion  with  the  twentyJ-fittb,  and  plac- 
ing them  under  colonel  Leavenworth. 

Disheartened  by  these  repeated  defeats,  the  British 
were  on  the  point  of  yielding  the  contest,  when  they  re- 
ceived fresh  reinforcements  from  Fort  Niagara,  which 

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HiSTORy  OF  THE  WAR. 


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^iti;  confident  hope-  "rbeTnt  TbK  ?.**"*'**' ''"«'  "^ 
Americns,  who  thu.  far  had  ilJ  S  *^  fv«rDower  the 
mentand  repose.  Our  countr™^^;?  ^Y  "''•*•'»- 
•rmg  during  ill  this  iimethp^;^?  h«dsto«Nlto  their 

Nerval  they  had  beMn  7o  ph.  '^J I *••**  '^^"^  ^  '<»"?«. 
'•ad  jielde^J      In  £  ^Ll^''^  •«»»«•  ti>at  the  e^«r 

disc/veringtheapXih  JfTheB^^^  '»'•*  •^ 

spTit  i^urned,  and  ther  r^l^iw  i  '  *'**""  c<>an»geou8 
glorious  trophie's  of  t&K-v*^.".;!''- ««  J'eld  the 
tend  no  longer.  The  Britui?  nlf '  ""'I*  *t*r  ^""W  con- 
Jame  distance  asofthelM  elfJr^'tT^  •**• 
57  the  Americans  wiS  the  sam.>  a^^^'^J^**  ■*»""»«« 
did  not  fall  back  with  th!  .        "**"*  ^  **«5*  5  •"»*  ther 

linesuppliedte^I:*.^?LTsl;n^^^^^^^  ».  ^"'•f 

advanced.    A^onflirf  HU^j?  f  r  *'"*  **  ^^^^  iteadil* 

sued,.  theiX?;S,oTde?'it^^^^  «"^ 

;withstood  the  ahock  xKriit  anST'S  '*'*^^'"'  ^™'7 
hack,  but  were  again  ralli^T  th.  ^^^  "-epeatedlj  fefl 
^iH«r,  NicholaAnd  Jes  up  %^  i JT^^'i  *»^  *^'°'>*>« 
closed  with  each  oth»r««?L       *  ""6^''  the  two  lines 

>hichthiy.rt«stedwWh,?*rj^ '."?>'"''  ^^^  wS! 
of  the  bayUr  tuch'lli  Z'^T'  "'*''*"$«  **  ">«  P^^i 
that  many  battalions  oThoth  ^h*"*"*^  ^^  the  contest, 
and  the  contend  ngir^esl^^^^^^  were  forced  back, 
other.    Nothing  cWdexce«fS!  ?'»«'«<». ^i4h  each 

conflict  at  the  point  where  Se  c.nn''P*'**^*'» -«^  ^^ 
The  enemy  haviflK  forced  htm-fif^'T*?  "*»*  stationed, 
major  Hinkan^^a  tille?y  ?Z  '^^^^^^^^  *»»«  '"^y  "•^-t  ol    . 
spike  two  of  his  pieces  S  u^f  ,  ''"  compelled  to 

tfe  carriages  anKus!    Gen^JaT  rS v'°^«*^^*^'''»»    ' 
upon  the  enemy'slanks,  compd  e??S  "O'^.Preaaing 
and  the  centre  soon  follounWfLf     them  to  give  way, 


-T'^fl- 


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make  tDother 
^inr  an  hour 
tiiMr  ratigncr: 
led  line*  and 
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>otn  refresh- 
toed  to  their 
lausted,  and 
the  loni^  in« 
the  enemj 
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'  coaraeeoua 
o  yield  the 
coold  con- 
■fire  attiie 
as  returned 
t ; but  ther 
»)  a  freih 
i>le  ateadiljr 
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Jer,  iurmW 
Jatedlj  fell 
»jr  colonels 
J^  lines 
fWbe  hill, 
t  the  point 
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wiih  each   . 
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tie  whole 
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HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR.  S8S 

jlrttish  beinc  now  completely  beaten,  retired  beyond  the 
borders  of  the  field,  leaving  their  dea(l  and  wounded. 
^Oeneral  Brown  had  received  two  severe  wounds  at 
.the  commencement  of  the  last  char^,  and  was  compell- 
ed to  follow  Mneral  Scott,  leaving  the  command  to  Rip- 
lej.  rhis  officer  had  mtide  repeated  efforts  to  obtain 
the  means  of  removing  the  captured  artillery,  but  the 
bonn  having  been  killed,  and  no  drag  ropes  to  be  pro- 
Cured,  It  was  delayed  until  after  the  fast  oi^htest.  when 
orders  were  received  from  general  Brown,  to  collect  the 
wonnded  and  return  to  camp.  The  British  cannon  were 
f  u'k  *P>''e<|»  and  the  smaller  pieces  rolled  down  the 
mil  by  major  Hindman.  who  returned  in  good  order  witli 
his  corps }  the  whole  reaching  campi  about  midnidit  It 
18  much  to  be  regretted  that  these  trophies  of  victory 
could  not  have  been  secured,  as  the  circumstance  gave 
occasion  to  the  British,  surprising  as  it  may  seem,  to 
«lairti  the  victory.  To  high  praise  they  certainly  were 
ratttled,  but  to  claim  the  merit  of  «  a  complete  defeat 
of  the^  American?,"  was  outraging  truth  j  and  to  be  com- 
phment^  for  this,  ought  to  infuse  the  blush  of  shame 
into  the  cheek  of  an  honourable  soldier.  The  British 
focM  envied  was  little  short  of  five  thousand  men,  in- 
cluding fifteen  hundred  militia  and  Indians ;  nearly  a 
third  giMter  than  that  of  the  Americans.  The  loss  on 
either  side  was  proportianed  to  the  nature  of  this  dread- 
ful  and  sanguin^^battle;  ite  aggregate  amounted  to 
•ne  thousand  seimKundred  and  twenty-nine  j  and  the 
killed  and  wound^'alone  to  One  thousand  three  hundred 
and  eighty-four.  On  the  side  of  tlie  British,  one  assis- 
tant adjutant-general,  one  captain,  three  subalterns,  and 
Seventy-nine  non-commissioned  officers  and  privates, 
were  killed  j  lieutenant  general  Druramond,  major  ge- 
.neral  Rialf,  and  three  lieutenant-colonels,  two  majors, 
*ight  captains,  twenty-two  subalterns,  and  five  hundred 
nott-commissipned  officers  and  privates,  were  wounded : 
tiie  prisoners  and  missing,  one  aid-de-camp,  (captain 
Lonng>five  captain8,,nin?  subalterns,  and  two  hundred 
and  twenty  i^on-coramissioned  officers  and  privates; 
making  in  aU  eight  hundred  and  seventy-eiglit  men. 


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bn«dier.enerjU.Wu;Att 

»ne  brigade  major,  one  colon«l  T«  *i-    .  •'"««^«-c«mp» 

five  hundred  and  fiftMn  n«ni  ^''•''*."  "baltirni,  an? 
privates  woundi  n^S^o^bSrr?'''*  "^^^'^  ^ 
"xtubalterns.  and  onrhundrefllH  T''°'''*^"'  '^^^r 
woned  oificer,  ana  private,  m?.!-  *wo  non-coinmia! 
Jotal  of  elj5ht  h^ndre^i  fiVtri"L°«J^ ?•'!.'»  »  grwd 
twentj-geren  only,  between  Sl^«**  •"I^  *  dilference  of* 
On  irrivinu  at  tteXlw  ♦?  ^*»"*«n«'ing  partiea. 

iered  gene ^R^pHfeeSftSt:;"'*'**?  '^^f  or- 
the  ground  fn  the*^  r/orni^  aid  Jb^  "I?  P*^**^  »<> 
eircurastancea  perraittS  *^n„  1:   -^^  ***«  eneaj  If 

for  dutj,  and  reconnoitrinTtS  e«^.   K  "i'*'' ?•"  •» 
drawn  up  in  their  first  position  n.1!?/;  **•  ^?'"»*'  "»•«' 
•ppearance,  it  thereforrwo^^'hJ^j;!'"*  »iT'^**»'« 
hi»  men  in  their  present  «f«i«*?t     ^*"  madn^gg,  with 
bat ;  he  there foreTr^p^rlVtiu^^^^^^^^  ?«  ««- 

Hastily  censured  by  itknep.l  £«  **  .^?*'*  co»»<luct  was 
the  government,  YnfSa?iS'^!?  ''-P^tche.  tb  • 
for  a  long  time  /o  contfn^  w Uh  fc^^r'^^^V^'j.  had 
JP'nion;  it  was  not4«(iI  UtelVS!*  *^"^M^,'**^  P'*''*^ 
hw  merit  was  knownTiMan^^  ^*  ^^^  "*"  extent  of 
«d^  that  much  of  ^e  priLe  o?rhf'"'?'f''.  'ckno^ed^ 
that  ever  c.own^  ours  on*  t^^^^^^^  - 

skill  and  valour  of  this  office^  '  '"  **^  to  thi     ' 

rort  Erie, and a^tici,ii4VLn;o?;h^'j5j:  '•**''«»*«^  to 

mediately  set  abiut  exteSi„  *  .WT*"  "^^he  ehemy,  im- 

notwithsLdingTheirpreteX^ 

proper  to  ft.Uo,^  „p  tttfe^^Ameri^ns  u^t^'  /,^"*  ?*'  ^«*^ 

JjmiorccdbygeJpalOe  WaSe"^^^^^^^^  H*'' 

thousand  men,  ,heir  whola  StorVvr^i^L:  ^ 


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t»  ire  wljlo^  s^ 
•od  wound- 
»ptairu,'five 

leral  Browo, 
da<4ie-c«m|i, 
lat^ojonelfl. 
I'tiriii,  am] 
officer!  and. 
>ne  capUin, 
on-coinmis. 
"f»  grand 
inerence  of^ 
ardee. 
»  chief  or- 
proceed  to 
e  enemj  if 
(i^ops,  ge;< 
i«d  men  it 
>and  tbcm> 
formidable 
ness,  with 
I  the  COM. 

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Atches  to    • 
"itelj.had 
f  piiblick 
extent  of 
Dowledg- 
It  victory     :• 
e  to  the     ^ 

e  a  stand 
'eated  to 
Bmjjim- 
i  enemjr^  . 
ot  think 
ad  been 
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HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR.  «85 

l^i  formidable  body,  appeared  on  the  third  of  Auinist, 
^ore  ft  fortification  which,  a  few  dajs  previousIyAtd 
},f>een  cooaidererf untenable, and  commenced  with  reRulai 
•pproaches,  hopelMMof  being  able  to  prevail  otherwise 
uff  ''J' •.*»""«*  "«««•    ThelMjaiegiBd.  at  the  same  time, 
W^ured  locegsantlv  tovcomplete  their  defences.    The 
iMMition  which^e  Ainerican  arroj  had  taken,  for  the  pur-  ^ 
poae  of  defepding  itself  against  so  great  a  superioritr,  pos- 
•essed  few  natural  advantages,  and  the  work  called  Fort 
JSrie  was  mtle  more  than  a  small  unfinished  redoubt.   It 
was^situated  about  one  hundred  yards  from  the  lake 
•ho^atits  nearest  angle,  and  on  a  plain  of  about  fifteen 
feet  of  elevation.    The  fort  could  be  considered  as  no- 
thing more  .than  the  strongest  point  of  a  fortified  camp, « 
lor  a  line  of  works  was  yet  to  be  constructed  in  frorit. 
and  extending  to  the  r%ht  and  left  to  the  lake  j  the  rtaiT 
on  the  shore  Ueing  left  open^    The  fort  itself  probably ' 
did  not  occupy  more  than  a  sixth  of  the  apace  taken  & 
lathe  line  of  defences :  the  remainder  could  not  be  other- 
wise than  hastily  constructed,  and  indeed  notwithstind- 
ingthe  slowand  cautious  approjiches  of  the  British,  much    . 
ol  It  wM  left  incomplete  until  the  last  mwment.  «^ 

About  the  same  time  «v  party  crossed  the  Niairara,  for  ^ 
the  piH-pose  of  attacking  Buffaloe,  and  recaptnriSff  gme- ' 
ral  Wall.  This  party,  under  colonel  Tucker,  was  re- 
pulsed by  major  Morgan,  with  a  detachment  of  two  hun- 
dred  and  forty  men,  although  reinforced  by  a  regiment. 
in  this  affair  captain  Hamilton,  and  lieutenants Wads- 
worth  and  M*Into8li,  were  killed. 

The  defences  of  Fort  Erie  were  sufficiently  completed, 
by  the  seventh,  to  keep  at  bay  an  enemy,  who  had  W  {his 
lime  learned  to  resneet  our  arms/and-from  this  daV,  un- 
J  "»« /o^l'teenth,  tliere  was  an  almost  inqpssant  cannon-  _ 
ade  with  the  enemy's  batteries,  who  were  gradually  gain- 
ing ground.  In  the  frequent  skirmishes  which  took  place 
between  the  outposts  and  reconnoitring  parties,  the  Ame- 
ncails  were  geniipilly  victorious  j  in  one  of  them,  how. 
ever,  .they  lost  irfaior  Morgan,  a  brave  officer,  who  was 
sincerely  lamented.  General  Gaiflesliad  arriVed  shortly 
al^the  commencement  of  the  siege>  and  being  the  se- 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR,  Mf 

wpon  them,  and  their  column  fell  back  in  confusion.  The 
colonel,  rallying  his  men,  advanced  furiouslv  to  the  at! 
Uck  J  Ut  was  again  compelled  to  retire,  with  still  greater 
IP88.  The  possession  of  this  battery  being  esseStial  to 
IKe  general  plan  of  assault,  he  next  essayed  to  pass  the 

t^nf  n^/r^r^V"  *^^  '^^«'  *»"* '"  thisu^nsucceKl  at. 
tempt,  nearly  two  hundred  of  his  men  were  either  killed 
or  drowned,  and  the  remainder  fled  to  the  encampment. 
I  he  other  of  the  enemy's  columns  having  waited  until 
ihe  first  WM  completely  engaged,  (presuming  that  their 
•r°  «P«[*t»°««  ^«"'d  h^t  means  be  facUitoted)  coli! 
■el  Scott  now  approac/«rdft  the  right  along  the  lake, 
while  colonel  Drummond,  who  had  taken  advantage  of  a 
^rJ^!J!  ""^  lay  between  the  hostile  camps,  at  thf  same 
yoment  rose  up,  and  advanced  to  the  assault  in  front 
Colonel  Scott  was  checked  by  the  Douglass  battery,  and 
oaptains  Broughton  and  HarJing's  New-York  and  IPe' n- 
ylvama  volunteers,  the  ninth  infantry  under  captaU 
Foster,  and  aw,  plunder  under  the  direction  of  coLei 
M  Kee.  Their  fire  was  so  well  directed,  that  the  an. 
preaching  column  paused  at  the  distance  of  fifty  var  JT 
apd  then  recoiled.  The  column  of  colonel  Dru^onl' 
however,  composed  of  eight  hundred  select  troops,  firm! 
ly  advanced  to  the  point  of  the  fort,  which  was  strenX 
ened  by  a  temporary  parapet  breast-work,  with  two  bat- 
teries and  SIX  fceld  pieces.  Suddenlv  applying  bTs  scL-' 
uig  ladders,  he  mounted  the  parapet',  hiSXere  ^S 

this  artifice,  for  a  few  moments  succeeded  ;  the  Ameri! 
«ans  supposing  the  order  to  come  from  their  own  officers 
sufferecTcolonel  Scott,  who  had  rallied  his  men,  to  ap' 
Broach  their  line,  by  which  the  trick  was  discovered :  \t 
however  availed  nothing^  for  thia  column  was  assailed 
with  so  much  effect,  as  t^  be  compelled  again  to  repeat 
With  the  loss  of  its  commander  aSd  a  thif"Sf Its  nu*^ 

"**"l  j.i®  f""""*  <=*'""/"  **»»  in  the  mean  while,  with 
jreat  difficulty  thrown  kck,  and  the  troops  w  t^n  the 

^llT  J'*?T*'*tr  8«°«"»  Rip»ej*«  brigade,  and 
general  Porter's  volunteers.  Repeated  assaults  were 
«ade  by  colonel  Druiniooiid,  and  repulsed  by  colo«6» 


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288  HISTORY  OP  THE  WAR. 

wI"'^Tf?Ir  ti;l'*!f.?  fi  *''r  "fi"'fJ  under  major  Trim- 
natit  Dm^W       '^**  "^  *'??"^'  ®^««'8  column,  lieute- 

Srummond  inH  lo         ^^^""'"nication  between  colonel 
wa?irllI^L"r°"^'  '^'*'>?V8^**»''-««  «"«s  repulsed, 

«:"y  ^PP'^-'PS  ni8  ladders  once  more,  rapidly  gained  the 
parapet,  crying  out  to  his  men  to  rush  TwarT  and  ?» 
the  elegant  phrase,  in  which  the  British  are  ?n  the  h»hif 

no  quarters!  Ihis  order  was  faithfully  executed-  and 

severely;  the  latter,  no  longer  able  to  %ht    caMed  St' 
quarters     This  was  posidyefyrefusyby  colonel   Irnm 
inoiid  who.repeated  his  instru^ctions  to  hYs  trips  to  deTy" 
It  in  eyerj  instance.    The  declining  and  almost  exhausT 
ed  strength  and  spir  ts  of  the  lieutenant,  bS  mtored 
and  roused  bj  the  shocking  barbarity  of  this  oIrf!r   S 

bfthe'^ili^Tll?^^^  ""^''''^  ^*'  S 

uy  uie  coionei  lumselt.     Ihis  man  survived  an  &ct  th«t 

was  little  better  than  assassination,  only  a  few  Sn  .c 

IS  estirad.  e  .mong  men.  "^Ihe  e„em»  rfS toS 
their  pchoo,  notwithstanding  the  death  of  the""e.der 

list's:  X7[J:5,"""'"  '?•"''""«'  tj,.„„«ill7: 

ligni.  tiiej  had,  m  the  mean  time,  suttered  excessivplv. 
and  the  contest  along  the  whole  line  of  defences  w^h' 
<b»8  exception,  having  ceased,  considerable  relSfo^e, 


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^"«l  aod  eiS  mI'^"'^'"'^"'^'"*' total  <JfcfJ°°- 

A*enc.n  I™,  .mounted  h   *  ''""''™''  •"<!  fire     ■?!? 
"oonaed.  „d  one  SumMlS^'V'f'V  '""ed,  fiftyijif 


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290 


HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR. 


he  continued  to  assail  the  fort  from  his  baitenes,  With 
little  intermission,  until  the  latter  end  of  August  About 
this  time  general  Gaines  was  severely  wounded  by  the 
hursting  of  a  shell,  which  compelled  him  to  retire  to  But- 

The  situation  of  the  army  in  Fort  Eric  bad  begun  to 
excite  considerable  uneasiness }  but  the  ©iieratfons  of  sir 
George  Prevost,  about  this  time,  in  the  vicinity  of  Cham- 
plain  and  Plattsburg,  rendered  it  for  sometime  very  on- 
certain  whether  any  relief  could  be  sent  by  general  Izard. 
It  afterwards  appeared,  that  orders  had  been  given  to 
this  officer  bV  the  secretary  of  war,  but  he  was  prevent- 
ed, by  a  variety  of  causes,  from  proceeding  as  rapidly  as 
coild  have  been  dUred.    The  troops,  however,  vjrerc 
: daily  strengthened  W  the  arnval  of  roilitia  and  volun- 
teers ;  and  general  Brown,  having  sufficiently,  recovered 
from  his  wounds,  reiumcd  to  the  command.    ITic  siege 
still  continued  with  vigour  on  the  part  of  the  British,  who 
had  abandoned  the  idia  of  carrying  the  place  otherwise 
than  by  regular  approa^es,  although  their  force  had  been 
considerably  augmented  since  their  last  defeat     Ihe 
Americans  laboured,  wii^h  no  less  assiduity,  to  complete 
tlieir  fortifications:  freqiient  skirmishes  occurred,  and  a 
cannonade  on  either  side  was  kept  up,  but  nothing  ot  im- 
Hortance  took  place  untilthe  seventeenth  of  September. 
GenerM  Brown  ob9erving\that  the  enemy  had  just  com- 
pleted a  battery,  which  criuld  open  a  most  d^tructive 
fire  the  next  day,  planned  k  sortie,  which  ht^ften  con- 
sidered a  military  chef  d'ceuVe.    The  Britwh  force  con- 
sisted of  three  brigades,  of  ^ne  thousand  five  hundred 
men  each,  one  of  which  was  stationed  at  the  works  in 
front  of  Fort  Erie,  the  other  two  occupied  a  camp  two 
miles  in  the  rear.    The  designV  general  Brown  was  to 
"storm  the  batteries,  destroy  t|ie  cannon,  and  rough  y 
handle  the  brigade  on  duty,  before  those  in  reserve  couW 
be  brought  up?'    A  road  had  preyiously  been  opened  by 
lieutenants  Riddle  and  Frazer,  in  a  circuitous  couree 
through  the  woods,  within  pistol  shot  of  the  Bank  ot  tne 
line  of  batteries,  and  with  suqh  secrecy  as  to  have  escap- 
ed the  notice  of  the  enemy.    At  two  o'clpck  the  troops 


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\:<: 


HISTORV  OF  THE  War.  ,„, 

were  drawn  up  in  readinM«  *«      i     . 

m.oh  celerity  ,„V^S™IP.rter  advanced  „ith  „ 

JnTk   "  y  ^neral  Miller  cimL  ^*  *''«  moment  tlii 

JuSctir'  r.  ^'^'^s7XXldft\r/'''^  Brown  hit! 
junctMli  with  col.  Gibson'-  ;„i      *  ^^.  advance.    In  con 

tje  gecond  aad  third  line  ofh^/T-*  *'"  P'^''^''  be?we?a" 
contest,  carried  the  firi?  of  L   "^".^''  *»^  a^er  a  sever^ 

|H».e.s?on  of  tL^J  *^^         blockS^s  ISin.  "'lu'** 


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2^ 


HISTORF  OP  TH8  WAB. 


hadly  wounded,  ^nd  major  TnUf'^S*^  >^»pipw«ll  wa. 

ordered  a  line  to  be  forfae?for7h;  .^T?^  ^P'«7  »oi 
<acliments  en.*aeed  in  H-!*    ^  *"®  protection  of  the  de- 

the  rear  of  general  DrumZZ  .t  ^"""'^•"g  "P,  against 
far  transcended  expectaSr^hif  k"'^".'''''*^'' f"^  "o 
fn  the  neck,  and  fejl  by  the  8^^^?    ^^  "T'''''^  »  ''^ound 
•nmedjateIy>an4i.KL  ttlr-' T^^^^       »>«  ^^ 
sortie  having  been  completelr  X    /        •'^'*'  °^*''« 
called  in  his  detaChmentranLt?^^^^^^^   S*5'™'  MUIer 
the  prisoners,  and  the  tVSes  of  .!."  «"?**  ^'i^*'-' '^'th 
J  hus,  in  a  /ew  hoqi^Hhe  rJsil?  ^f  f^?  ''Snal  exploit, 
cessant  labour  was  dStrnvJJ     '  ^*^  ^ortj-geven  dava  in- 
of  their  cannonXwardTof  f  ih*"*^ '"  addition  to  the  C 
p/aeed  hora  de  comTat     ^f^e  aZT^  "f  *^"'' »««  ^^^ 
e'ghtj-three  killed,  two  hund«.T.  ?°  ****  ^"''^""ted  to 
and  a  like  number  miwUn!?:?"'*.?'***'^  wounded, 
already  mentioned .sS  ot^frL  o?  *''* f  "*"' ««<'«« 
this  occasion?  caD&nl!Irm^:*  ^^^^F^'^^eritfell  on 
Mall,  of  the  ilthVfaX'v™p'*i'  °/"'«  "^e  corps i 
Buel,  of  the  voCt  J^fe^^^^         of  «ie  2^  ^d' 

teL\-'i^o«>«  iffi^e^anTi    !;.l?.^  1^^<»  - 


.  Belknap,  and  Blakeslel  of  tt^  Jnh.nl'""*"^?  B'own, 
the  part  of  the  Briti8fiLn«J*jl" "*««":  The  loss  on 
ed, Jut  must  have  been  very  ^ZT^^^^^y '^^'^^• 
eightj-five  were  taken  prrsoMil  A  t^^^  '""•**'"«*»  «nd 
splendid  victory  on  the  oar?  nrfk    ^  S't'^»^«  *»««•  this 

was  claimed  b/theJ^^'tff;VrLl^'u?7i"'''  *■"'  »'^"'^»^ '' 
*  and  marched  to  Fort  QeoZe'        ^     ^  encampment,  ■ 

"uperseded  general  BrowS'n  ,h.     ^  **'  *"''"  »"««■► 


b. 


b»«l&llMMiMi 


IB. 

SMvere  loss  in 
i^spipwall  was 
Serottsly.  The 
•nam,  forming  a 
>teenth,  uniting 
d  rapidlj  upon 

7  abiwidoiied  by 
nl  Biplej  now 
tion  of  the  de- 
Biies,  and  was 

'°S  up,  against 
>.which  had  so 
Bived  a  wound 
'ooks :  he  was 
objects  of  the 
ineral  MiJJer 
>d  order,  with 
gnal  exploit. 
8vei^  daja  in- 
on  to  the  loss 
Jir  men  were 
amounted  to/ 
en.  wounded, 
llant  officers 
merit  fell  on 
rifle  eorps'; 
>e  zm,  and 
the  23rd  in- 
nts  Brown, 
The  loss  on 
rascertain- 
indred  and 

8  after  this 
r  as.  such  it 
:ampmeat,  • 

with  rein- 
ior  officer^ 
^ythisac* 
efdQces4ifi 


4bsfSlV,24K""Z^^*^^  f^'-ther  attomnt 
the  secretary  at  wl-  k   '  •  ^'^"'  the  latter  end  nf  i  ,^ 

^  threatening  Presciw  anii?- "*".'*""'  ««"«••*'  Gainef 

«ackett'8  Harbour,  wih  «;!"["'  ^  general  raovK 

•mountingtofour  houlndm'Jn^  *k  ^''  ^''^^^'^  W 
•eventeenth  of  Septembe?  Thl  '*''*•*?  ''*  «''"^«d  onThe 
mean  time  occurred,  a„d  whTrK  ^n^^^hich  had  i„  the 
^led;  bad  giver,  a  new  fa^*  1?*k''*''*  ''««"  already  de! 
before  the  arTival  of  the  «*„«  ?  ^^^l^^-mpaisn.  Sh^rtlJ 
J>«n,.  general  Brow„~^S'*?'v''* ''"^ '"^^^'ved  afi 

«'>th  **andfuj  of  men    a  c*"®  Prosecution  of  i  «,«! 

«f  tent,  and  ihVSuT:^;,^;"*'-  of  such  i"r;,„\S 
*?  march  to  their  mJS  LlfT'^T^  *''«««  ^'nali  ^^Jps 
gans  at  the  distance'^^TfoS  or  fi/a  h..  "^^ "?  ««"<^«S 
the  i^  '."""tnerable  contin^nlln     i'"''?'^^  •"*'««'  «ub. 
tbe  arrival  of  general  IzafS    *u       *^«'*t"Qately,  belbre 

'"S*  '"fflcient  garrison  ..„jr;™""'ent.    Lc...- 


k 


^i 

if 

;/ 

'  1 

294 


HISTORY  OP  THE  WAR. 


leofthe 
WMde- 


'ng  the  enemy '8  Stores  Inflf.;    '  ^*  P"?®*®  «f  d^troy- 
.        rPicketBuarJ/a^dTDtarii^tl?"'**''-    ^^^  driving  fn 

and  Horreiran^iriKm^ln"''^!!,**^**^*  ^or^ 
and  theivencamwd  Th*  n^*^!"^  ''°?*^  «»P*««  'rvine, 
^as  attacked  bTth;  M^rSSf^T™"^  f'*''  d«tachmen 
hundred  men :  thrcoZZl.  ^^T^^^^*.  ^ith  twelve 
creek  received  Se  enJSK- f  *""  *5*  *•*•>*«•  »'de  of  th. 
tack  ontil  wneral  rjLT^^?'"**  •"*•  sustained  their  at- 

them  to  thS.  su^pSr'  cltfT^  t"  "**"»  "^  »'™4* 
was  ordered  to  tu™  JL  ir'°"*,'  Pwkney,  with  the  fifih, 

apiece  of  .rtmerwhfcJ  JIT/?  "^l'  '^*'*'^»  «'«'  «"*  off 
wfile  major  fiSd  a^vaiifed  irPrnnT'"^^^^  ^»*»  •'^*i«»» 
wended  to  make  afree  U8?nf  !oT*'  "^  *"  ••««»"" 
ders  were  rapidl/clrfj?  •  .  ®  ''ayonet  These  or- 
pine began  tS^S  *„?  *h-  ««<^"tion.  The  whole 
fifteenth uodermiVrGrinS!  ""''"'J!!:  «^"."?P«8ed  of  the 
oolonel  PjftrrtwiSnnS  «  '^^  ''^^  *^*  sixteenth  under 
the  Marq^Hs  «^^^^^  advancing,  than 

?t.the  m?u  h  ff  the  t7.*  he'^fin  ?i*t  his  intrench^ientS 
ing  his  killed  .nd  ^     li  5  »«"  back  in  disorder,  leav- 
«'nall  distance  SnerTw^^^M  "^'""^^  J^^^'  pursuing  a    ' 
«f  his  orS  'gf  fh?^®'?''  proceeded  to  the  executfon 
Mills;  aftrihichfci?'";'*^"  ?(  *^*  »*««•«*•'  the 
.en  k^lled;;:^^^^^^^^^  a  loss  of  sixty-se- 

thetrSt/'^lift^^^  and 

was  determined  otran8KVhT\'*?'''°«  *°  *  '^•«««»  i* 
man  side:  Which  w?«!r  !^  J^hole  army  to  the  Ame- 
struction  of  ^  fort  "S'^/^S^^  ^^fected,  after  the  de- 
Buffaloe,  B,aTkRS,aId'BlL^^^^  ""^  distribute^l  at 

ihus  termiiiated  the.third  invasion  of  r.«oJ.    r-x 
be  properly  called  so;  for  it  was  not~«-    f,^*»  ''^'***« 


\i'' 


X 


-*  IIMHitiii*.il.<uulii.^: 


4  britide  of  the 
Mjer,  he  «vu  de- 
eighbourhood  of 
POMofdcBtroy- 
\(ter  driving  m 
he  threw  acroM 
ptaiD»  Oorman 
captain  Imne, 
the  detachment 
le,  with  twelve 
ler  side  of  the 
unied  their  at- 
n,  and  brought 
with  the  fifth, 
k»  and  cut  off 
ht  into  action* 
id  was  recom- 
<t.    These  or- 
'    The  whole 
?po8ed  of  the 
Ueenth  under 
vancing,  than 
itrenchments 
isorder,  Jeav- 
T  pursuing  a 
he  execution 
tore^tt  the 
I  of  aixtj-se- 

ig  cold,  and 
o  a  close,  it 
to  the  Ame- 
after  the  de- 
Btributei^  at 

'da,  if  it  can- 
Ij  expected 
than  keep« 
lining  what 
ofthecamo 


T 


HISTORir  OP  THE  WAR, 


£f  n«^^^^^  hope  or-heingab,e,  i„ 

Bntish  forces  in  the  neSti.''U'"l?«^'  *<>  sundae  the 
Ponatn  himself  of  KJn£"''L'***^  ""^^^^  OntarioTand 

atipn   ,n  consequence  of  {K."?  •'^»"*«'  in^r  sita! 
British  force  on  our  bordPnT  .^*J  •"gmentation  of  the 
ntorj  on  the  sea  co^rand  aI  r**** '?^«»''  of  our  ter! 
»dea  of  making  an  imDre8,7„?*  S^"»'**  ^on^er,  that  «U 
then  o„  foot,  wi  ^hSnTlVL^'^t^''  ^•*''  "^e  fore" 
o^^the  administration,  that  ih*,^;;  stated  bv  the  friends 
the  Atlantic  coast,  ias  J„  X.    f '  °12'*«  of  protectins 
jneans,  Great  BritSn  would  £  "**"  Canada,*^bj  whiS 
tte  greater  part  Ther  fircSf  ?„T'  ***  *«»  conc^entJ^S 

f  twenty  thoSrnmrafr\*'^^^ 

Amencan armj  distribute  JthpHTJ**'^"*:  '^''«  whole 
would  not  afford  much  denpni^'f®''®"t  Atlantic  cities 
troops  which  might  be  senf!-*"^.*  f*'"  ^^^^^nce,  from  the 
had  been  relieved^  frSri^'?*'*''*'?'  '^  ^'^at  Br7ta^ 
the  conquest  of  tht^r^t^cf  T  "'^  ^""*'*»-  ^s  S 
whether  it  would  material Iv  t'-i  '^  ''•''/  questionable 
■    r'^oownthatitic^Sth^hTf*''^^^^^^^  'ti? 

frnT*u*"  S'>^e'-ament  and  JeLi  """''*  *"^'"'««  to  the 
'rom  this  countrv  Hi««L    xi.  People,  many  of  whom  fl.M 

»nd  it  is  not  h"ke7y  that  lev    '°^i**'.  «>'• -ndeperent 
«^d  into  our  re^blkL     ^  "'""'^  ^'"'"S'j'  bT  iff^ 

-fhe  rnost  important  rwi^o    i. 
«'npa«ri.pn  th^SaS     Th    T^^'*  ''^'"^^^  the 
e  >aracter*f  American  fr?on«     *  ,**«velopement  Jf  the 
was  productive  of  J^niuch  KL.""r  *''  P^r  disciplini! 
surprise  to  the  enemy     n„5i^/"''  ^^  countrv,  as  of 
was  scarcely  time  Sf  ibrS  ^  ^"^  ^'^^  ^^  jea'rs' there 
period  of  the  war  the  ^J^"^'^*  ^^"^  during  thd  iZt 
tenals;  the  aJ^SJn  to  Stm^n?"*^^^  °^  ^«Tet  »" 
iS«!f  *^  «»""n««ions  were  ^?/^^^^  SnduMj  gubsid- 


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power  J  the  d(win|;  ict^nes  of  diis  ounpuKfi  bUcmI  tiM 
•nd  the  citizen.    It  U  that  which  nve  vktorie.  to 

more  to  baffle  and  defeat  the  utmost  efforts  of  their  skill 
and  c6ur«e,  for  each  Jmerican  felt,  th^he  could  not 
^IZ^  T«l'  ""''^  ^'  countrjmen  witNbut  honour  Jr 
S!f^  5"^**  \"l*''*  ^•''»"'"  '^'^^ch  they  displayed, 
that  rt  was  declared  by  the  British  officers  who  hid  Wn 

™pn  HlrlT'''  •"  |P":"'  *5f  *.  **l*y  ''•^  "•^«'-  encountered 
SpIiK^ft ''•a^"^"  Britain  falls  below  America  in 
the  liberality  and  wisdom  of  her  institutions,  so  her  sons 
Jiust  yield  the  Americans  the  wreath  of  valour.  WorJh 
fcn*«*  *'  «nohility  Our  Hulls,  oor.Decaturs,  our 
S  Z    '*tl*-  "°*  ??''«^^  'l^*  ^^"^  Wellingtons  or  Nelsons, 

accident,  perhaps  with  the  worthless  descendants  of 
worthless  ancestors.     I  am  far  from  supppsing  that  there 

?v  Kn?  2:^^^*•  """""S  ^"^  hereditliy  English  nobil- 
ity, but  certainly  too  many  of  them  are  bo?n  only  to  usurD 
the  place  of  merit,  and  inJulge  the  piost  idle  and  vicioS 
propensities.  It  was  proved  to  the  world,  that  we  could 
SfXlfT"  *•"  »»nd".well  as  upon  the  sea.    ThS 

ff  fcf  «T^'  and  Ae  sortie,  if  achieved  byXarm» 
I^ii  T"'\^  "?  of  valour,  since  even  theirSefeata 
descended  to  plactvus  on  an  equality«witli  them  j  the«a- . 

Wn.lJS^"^'"  "'"?***  anequrfbefore;  they  have  even 
Vrogrted  to  themselves  a  share  of  our  victoVies.  by  re- 
gWdiBg  our  contest  as  a  ^ar  betwoen  Greek  Md  Greek^y 


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,  and  which  haa 
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,  and  gai^  them 
ties,  onsroond 
knd;  and^twice 
-ts  of  their  skill 
at  be  couid  not 
tifbut  honour  or 
they  displayed, 
8  who  had  seen 
er  encountered 
ow  America  ia 
ms,  80  her  sona 
alour.     Worth 
^Decaturs,  our 
DOS  or  Nelsons^, 
he  creatures  of 
[escendants  of 
•sing  that  there 
English  nobil. 
1  only  to  usurp 
lie  and  vicious 
that  we  could 
the  sea.    TM 
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couraee;  the 
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S^^HISTORT^  OF  THE  WAR.  ^ 

teriToMit^^^  ^iter  •"*^."••^«  *«*"*ted  by 
d»J8  Of  her  renown!'         ^  d^tingaishcd  Greece  in  thi 


with  the  cooperation  nf  Z-'  •  j  «wenipt  was  madei- 
P088e«iionofSi?hXmSl"T'*?°'*^'°*^'»»^^  to  regain 
the  e^my  w^fou?t^'Z'>?i^ 
pression  to  be  made  bv  -  f^^*^-  ^""^^^  'or  *nj  im- 
gallant  younrore*  efc^lT^'^*•°*'°'»**»^»e•  'The 
«oon  fou^nd  SatTe  et"y  Vi^^^^^^  but 

renderthe  caoture  nftuF  ,^"^'"  ■"ch  strength,  as  to 

afttrT^^e^Eonflict  Jetu?il^*''T''f?  *  heTberefore? 

088  of  a  valuabloX'er  ma?nr  H  ^  *'"PP'"^  ^»"»  ^^ 

w  killed  aad  wounS  V2  5°'l"**'  *»«*  «*«»*  »i^ty 

»f  Kentucky.    tK„!3^?''«^  ^"^  '**tor  major  Daahea, 

ie8s;  the  BStish'^ttta^LttTtsTfTM^^!^ 
Joseph,  were  destroved      a  r*     i      .  **  M*ry»8  and  St. 

modo^'  Sinclair  K;  o(^h  fi?^  ">«  "''"'J'  ^o™- 
and  Tygress,  to  cut  off  th/.      "^'•ooners,  the 'Scorpion 

W    ^WCre'^ffr^L'^^^^^^ 

penour  force  of  theeneinir«15^  Mrprwed  by  a  very  su- 

great  slaughter.  ^'  *°^  earned  V  boarding,ifter 

«ei:^n\ltee?m:VcfedT'^;^^*«^   -«»  -bout 
my'8  country,  rd'afterrfi*!*^™™  Detroit  into  the  ene- 

in  the  n^SoIrhoi"^  te^S/"^ 

stores,  anftaking  one  hu^rJ  .nH'^ff^*^'*^^'"^  their 

turned  without  l<ls.       """""^  *nd  fifty  prisoners,  re-* 


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HISTORY  OP  THE  WAR. 
CHAPTER  XVII.      : 

•ppomted  to  command  th«  lOt^  ScJlt?  ^far" 
•ionf  from  the^British-Diilonh  •  ^I  "*"  W«heo- 
force  for  deie«cc^t,^^J^T"  -'«*^tihgan  efficient 
Alextndri*.      -"'^^^T  °y  Walhinyton-The  plunder  of 

^^ta:r;S^i{|JW  carried  on 

bring.  U8  back  to  the  At UnX?  *^^  *°  ''*"°"«»  o"ce  more 

tMrn^of  sprinit,  the  BrH         "^'T*-     ^^t^  «>«  re^ 

bf  tie  Gh6«,nelk^  h,!J?r  ^^^'^^at'^^n  on  the  wtteni 
greater  ^reveirLfoi^^^^^  eitent^ti" 

ken  of,  E^hTdef/nce  Sth.  •  r!  ««*"'»  already  gpo- 
consisting  of  a  cutter    tlSf  '"u'*!  ""*  «"naller  five«, 

commodore  Barnes   and  wl «  ^^at  galUnt  veteFan! 

verely  represTeTJfe  inZ.H  M  "''*"^^  occasions,  se- 

but  on  the  apjearwcfof  a^r^i-^  *^W  «  "cbooners. 

a  number  ofW^to  ^t  u   ,T//.P\''''^     deijpatched 

ed  his  flotilla  by^il  to  saLn^ 

en^ed  the enem^scM^^.^'i^^**"**'-    ««re  he 

edJbeatingthem^V^^^^^^^^^ 

«.ii;JbIeaCk^^,i*;'A^^^^^  -'««-^- 

twenty  ba.tes.    ^^fter  a  "majt  icti^n  Z^h*"^"""  "^ 

?er^^teftt» 

i^«^Sot,thatVe;j;:tr::?^^^^^ 


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tice  of 

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Qt«UU 

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HISTORV  OP  THE  WAJt  291 


t;«t7iIi3J**irPV*'*  frequently  repeated  until  the 
«weBt7-iixt|i,  when  the  O^mmodore,  havioir  receiviJ^^! 
£  I^i^i"*  of  «rtinen«  .„d  marln^JmlS  ^Ij 
.»ejJnerajV^u»dron,  of  which  two  of  tJie  veMel/S2J 

to  deVtrov'iJ'PJ?'"^'**^^  the  uniform  pracUei 

•tter  g3«.^!„f -P?;'"*'  .^•■•'•.^  »^»3^  the  tobacVo,  a£ 
were  S?^K^;"?"''J*  "^^roe*  to  Joi"  them  wS 
WestlnSir.  5!LAi  V'^^V"?"*  '"  *'«^«''y  in  the 
and  even  ^ffl...!*^**""'?'*®'*  ""^  individualg,.  in  easy 
vertv  L;?  r"*.f""'''"""**°'^«"'  ^"^re  reduced  to  d«^ 
TavL  !•„?"•'  «»>  ant  attempts  were  made  by  geA 

gen/rd^y^ffi'n^fficf^^^^^^  '^^'«'""«'^'  -- 

wag  wounrfA*^.  Jj      L       J   ^^'^•nsale,  genera  Taylor 

ton.    MShaUmJV.57-   */u.'''*J'"*»"^»  or  Washing. 

eitberof  tteJe  DiaceS   nr  11?  **"**'i*  »°'P'-f«i»n  upon 
fi^iiT  11-  P'aceg,  or  even  upon  Annan^ilig  and  Nnr 

i^^i^*l"P'^*r'?^'yp™^«yi°theXSu^^^ 

iSL^L.Ji''1f.J?**'?  ft'^gft  that  the  enemy  had  receiv 
eaalesson  which  wddd  render  him  cautious^in  attac^ng 


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^-  :-r<.  •■■■   '    ''       .■  ■■■,"■         "     :     /   ' 

SOO  HISTORY  OF  THE  WA«^ 

the  more  conBiderabie  towns.    But  the  raddeD  and  hd- 

foreseen  events  of  Europe*  had  entirely  changed  tto  face 
of  things }  Britain  was  now  able  to  supplj  what  she  was 
.._  not  possessed  of  the  jear  before,  ^  powerful  land  force. 

Towards  the  latter  end  of  June,  onrgovernment  received 
certain  intelligence  from  Messrs.  Gallatin  and  Bayard, 
that  our  enemy  was  determined  not  to  let  slip  the  op- 
portunity of  gratifying  revenge,  and  was  about  to  send 
powerful  reinforcements  to  America.  From  the  English 
prints  it  appeared  that  England  was  extravagantly  elated 
by  her  success,  and  took  to  herself  the  whole  merit  of  the 
great  events  on  the  continent,  and  ip  reality  belieived  her- 
sel  f  the  mistress  of  the  world.  She  was  well  acquainted 
with  our  situation ;  she  knew  that  the  regular  troeps  on 
the  Canada  frontier  could  not  at  this  momeutbe  with- 
drawn, leaving  powerful  armies  to  penetratcMhe  northern 
states;  and  she  knew  that  it  was  impossible  in  the  short 
Space  of  time,  which  had  elapsed  since  the  occurrence  of 
the  singular  change  in  the  state  of  Europe,  which  no 
statesijftan-had  foreseen,  to  embody  a  considerable  and 
efficient  force."  The  American  cities  were  all  exposed  to 
attack  by  land,  aMough  tolerably  fortified  against  any 
-approach  by  water.  '^  few  thousand  regulars  were  scat- 
tered along  a  coast  of  fih«^n  hundred  miles,  and  the  only 
force  to  be  opposed  to  thei>^veteran  soldiers,  was  inexpe- 
^  rienced  militia  drawn  togetmr  on  the  spur  of  the  occa- 

sion. There  is  no  doubt  that  thei  militia  constitutes  the 
best  materials  for  armies,  because  iiidrridiually  they  are  acr 
tuated  by  higher  motives  than  the  enlisted  soldier  can  al- 
ways be  J  but  in  order  to  be  ^efficient,  to^we  the  words  of 
the  great  friend  of  this  species  of  force,  (Fletcher  of  Sal- 
ten,) "'  they  must  be  on  a  rightfoot;"  they  mustbe  encamp- 
ed, disciplined,  harmonised,  accustomed  to  see  danger, 
and  the  different  corps  taught  to  rely  on  each  other,  to  obey 
and  confide  in  their  officers.  This  is  not  the  work  of  a 
day.  In  the  open  fields  where  military  evolutions  are 
necessary,  the  novelties  of  the  scene,  as  well  as  the  want 
of  reliance  on  each  other,  renders  it  impossible  for  this 
description  of  force  to  encounter,  with  enisct,  tai  army  of 


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301 
veterans,  used  to  dangers,   -d  regularly  comoactcd  hr 

.™ke„e.l  b,  .he  da„g,rr?.*SlS,etf  Z7et 
Of  the  reinforcements,    ntendcd  For  the  fl^Pt  lujl      1 
Chesapeake,  should  be  true,-^altd  a  council  ofZ     ^5^ 
afl t*™";*^'  «^"d  suggested  the%'o7ie    ^f  coll S^ 
lllst  thrpf  k"  ''•?'"  '•^''*^'''  «f  forming  a  camp  ofat 

^l*!;Tra?c^^d^hT£tu^^:^^^^^^^^ 

Jeast  ten  thousand  miliUaVt  WasL^on    'ft«J\- f  "' 
7^','''t^.u"''V^'  approbation  0  ||^";„d^the;e  is  m 

iisii  arms.    Steps  were  immediately  taken  in  furtheranr^ 

ginia,.  besides  tlje  whole  quota  of  the  diafrirf  „f  r^i 
&.,  j™.«„ti„g  ta  two  .lL,.„u'  I'ret  m.k  „°g  '^n'T 
whole  fifteen  thousand,   which  it  wim  thnn„iS         ij 

^ith  the  exception  af  the  Sars  th^f.-nff  P"" '  ^"*' 
yet  quietly  at  their  homes,  t^eSUternarhr/  ""'•' 
derable  distance,  and  the  work  offilTuKl^em  ourem* 

voidable  dela^  requiring  time,  and  causing  una- 

districUf  O'&f  2^^^^^^^  of  Maryland,  the 

and  on  the  fifth  of  J.  Ir  ^k/  ^  rg,n  a,  was  f?)rmed, 


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HISTOUy  OF  THE  WAR. 


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gn  paper  J  and  whether  they  couW  be  to"^ht  i^^^^^^^^ 
«re  of  distinctioh.  ani  tVe  sincere  ^^ishwJrf  !•* 

were  , ail  ^1?'  gjvwnour  of  P,nD8,l,.„i,,  matte™ 

rorce  a  draft  5  but  that  he  vould  appeal  to  the  natriotMiiii 

aJ  2n  ^:  I  •  l*L  **''  <*^  *'•«  seventeenth  of  July,  eiirht 
K  w,a^^*l  •  •■  V^'^S'^nei*^  had  «««,n»ed  the  command! 
he  was  authorized  to  call  upon  the  governourTpJJa! 
ylvania  for  the  proportion  of  that  sSte:  but  this  K 

^eXT'^'^T  "•"*^' ''  •;'"^«°  late^^'Kefttt,  how 
JJ  ?!*''*'*"»  '*  ""^'iy  conjectural,  as  it  coild^ 


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WAR. 


HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR. 


308 


?1y  ardi^ous  and  diffi. 
as  to  defend  the  im- 
lington,  existed  only 

be  brought  into  the 
ties  beyond  bis  con- 
upon  the  general,  in 
and  make  every  ar- 
n  little  better  than  a 
9  be  regretted,  that, 
»t  declined  the  com- 
rtaioly  reqi#e^  no 
troops  act«4M^  as^ 
the  fielii./TSe  de- 
•wish  1o^««rVe  his 
nsidera(ion,^and  he 
!  moment  of  his  ap- 
the  country,  and  m 
uaintance  with  all 
d  be  most  likely  to 
of  his  district,  and 
as  a  work  of  consi- 

At  the  same  mo- 
collectingaforce} 
'ed :  the  govemour 
for  three  thousand 
idred  could  be  col. 
isylvania,  matters 
Secretary  at  War, 
itate  of  the  militia 
it  no  power  to  en- 
l1  to  the  patriotism 
ijection  would  not 
nth  of  July,  eight 
nfid  the  command, 
vernourof  Peon. 
:e;  but  tiiis  letter 

The  effect,  how- 

-al,  as  it  could  be 

depended  OB  the 


Thus  seven  thousand  men  were  at  once  thrown  out  of 
^question,  and  of  the  remaining  eight  thousand  mea 
of  this  army  on  pajier,  two  thirds  at  least  must  be  de- 
ducted  in  allowing  for  other  failures.  Towards  the  be- 
ginninspof  August,  the  ge^ieral  had  about  a  thousand  re- 
gulars, upon  which  he  could  count  with  certainty,  and 
about  four  thousand  militia,  the  greater  part  yet  at  their 
homes ;  besides  this  disappointment  in  tae  contemplated 
force,  he  was  involved  in  perplexity  by  not  knowing 
where  the  encm^  intended  to  stiike,  Baltimore  or  Wash- 
ington ;  for  admitting  that  this  force  had  been  sufficient 
to  defend  one  place,  it  was  not  sufficient  to  defend  Both 
at  the  same  time.  On  the  failure  of  the  draft  in  the  state 
of  Maryland,  the  force  then  embodied  at  Annapolis  was, 
by  the  consent  of  the  governour,  taken  as  part  ot  the  state 
requisition  ;«and  a  brigade  of  Maryland  militia,  under 
general  Stansburv,  was  also  placed  at  the  disposal  of  ge- 
neral Winder }  but  the  inhabitants  of  Baltimore,  near 
which  they  were  collected,  could  not  think  of  permitting 
them  to  leave  the  cjty,  without  reluctance,  considering 
their  own  exposed  situation. 

Here  is  an  impartial  statement  of  the  causes  which  re- 
suited  in  the  subsequent  disaster ;  for  under  the  circum- 
stances, it  scarcely  could  have  happened  otherwise,  with 
out  one  of  those  extraordinary  turn^  of  fortune,  upon 
which  we  have  no  right  to  calculate.  It  is  wrong  in  us 
to  throw  the  blame  escluMvely  on  all,  or  any  of  the 
ngents  on  the  occasion.  The  blame  must  be  shared  by 
the  nation,  and  partly  by  our  political  institutions  ;  nor 
do  I  think  the  worse  of  tnein  for  their  want  of  energy  in 
assuming  promptly  a  military  attitude :  we  should  have 
to  resign  too  many  blessings  to  possess  the  capacity ;  un- 
less our  militia  can  be  regularly  classed  and  disciplined. 
The  expected  reinforcements  «rrived  in  the  Chesa- 

giake  about  the  beginning  of  Augilst,  under  admiral 
ochrane,  who  was  soon  joined  by  the  fleet  in  great  force, 
under  admiral  Malcom.  The  expedition  was  destined 
against  Baltimore  or  Washington,  but  until tlie  last  mo- 
ment, it  wad  uncertain  against  which  in  partictd|tr.  To 
increase  this  perplexity,  the  enemy  divided  his  force  into- 
three  parts,  sending  one  up  the  Potomac,  under  captMn 


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HFSTORY  OP  THE  WAR. 


I        ,  other  under  Sir  Peter  P«rt       ^'.*/  ^^'^  ^^ashington  •  thl 

fl«tdla,  consistiL  of  Whp,  ***1''°™"«''-  '^'»e  British 
nver  under  Cocklun.  keening  ^u'*'?'  ascending  tS 
•rmy.  The  day  fol  ;;K;S  °"  ^'^\ 
co,to.odore  Barnej^  ifw^  l.lPPT'?'"^  the  flotilla  of 
the  purpose,  the  co^nJmodo'e  havb^  iA^'i'*?"  '«« '•o'- 
Ge^e^r^fJ'*'*.  ^''  ">««  ^  ^"-eadj  jomed  gene- 

-- withliT^:^j;S:t  this  tune,  while  the  enen,^ 

nomorfe  tkan  threrthousand  li^n^^'^  '  ^^  ^'»«  head 7f 
^hom  were  militia  just  Xatn  ™*?'  ^'*««n  hundred  of 
««!^n.iIitiahadnot!^'etarrv;,l'"*°f*["P-    '^he  Baltt 
polls,  and  the  Virginia  dtnT'  1°*^  *''«««  ^-o-n  Anna- 
.^he  general's  camp  w^  a   ttrw  *'  7"'«  ^»  their  way 
'n  doubt  whether  t'he  BriUsh^  •„^°3'^^*"' '  '>«  «^s  sdl 

of  the  incpadtj,  of  We  cVl/l?'?!.''"  '"'*'='  '""x-Wk 
1  he  City  cVuld  mali.  „r  7 ;'  ""»  "oment  for  defen„ 
the  .site  ?nX„;°„is'Sr.%J»'  "••'»f  repeC 
faking  advaneageous  il^fi  ""f  ""'r  h»pe  Iwas  iS 

Wdered  wi(h^7,?^'«'°n»  "•  the  broke;  g^j^ 


:'y "  \v»u— ..._,,^^ 


WAR. 

?  Fort  Warbarton, 
VVasfvngton  ;  the 
ireaten  Baltimore : 
tuxent,  apparently 
'dore  Banieyf^  flo"- 

^ead  of  that  river, 
Djn  discovered,  of 
ded  to  Benedict, 
'.gust,  and  by  the' 
«on  of  their  land 
'iber  of  six  thou- 
Nottingham,  and 
ugh.  The  British 
>?,  ascending  the 
■.'ght  flank  o?  the 
•ng  the  flotilla  of 
7  sailors  left  for 
«dj  joined  gene- 

^ile  the  enemy 
at  the  head  of 
en  hundred  of 
P-    The  Balti- 
•se  from  Anna- 
e  on  their  way. 
d  5  he  was  stili 
n  attack  upon 
ittle  resistance 
'e  to  the  ships 
7  to  Washing. 
^^  Qf  aftacTc 
•not  make  it, 
ct  knowledge 
t  for  defence. 
t  of  repelling 
hope  was  in 
ken  ground, 
»  which  they 
ch  as  to,ena- 
»  would  not 
ngthern  ef- 


mSTORT  OF  THE  WAR 


^cfoadly  woul  IK  *  ^^ 

after  «ti..™f-"'  *he  Br  tish  nrm-       .*    On  the  af- 

I        covered  BiaM  *":?  ^^<^^  caUeZfe  i^V!" ''«  ^«'' 

/       and  Port  Wa^^"'■«^'  *''«  '>"dses oi  th?p,?''^'A  ^'^'^'^ 

directions  ti^J'*""  '  ^o"- «'  wm  uZi^?*'*,^''"  ^'-anch, 

/         roe,  the  8ecr.V"*"7  '"t^riJIfedTo  nu,^„ ''"  S'",^'*  «f  these 

I         reconnoitrinir%hl       '^  counsel,  and  activJu  i     ^^^''** 
'  ^y  the  pSentl^'lTy '  «»  th  s  even^rh^  ^"S'*^^  ''» 

•'tuationoffi,     '  evening.    The  anrl^., '  ^''? ''«'nain- 

<iuced  th*.iU.^t       -I"  the  urffenpv  nf  ♦!.       "*«  nation; 
'«  mattert^^'^*'^«''-op^nS    Lrh^'^T""^'  '"- 

sufflrestin^^f  •^^*''*'o°  's  necesSarv    *    *'*^*'   foment, 

8tronit.  utiii  i    a  ""«'  *>terreit'8  rpo-im«„*  iT?  'oMowine 
^— ^-ji6«        ^^^^-J^w  cotttiaaB4 — 


'!J!!i'.gi!-.'."-'"i>"*"*" 


"W.'IWmh 


Hi 


396- 


HlSTCmr  OF  THE  WAR^ 


amountecWe  twro  thoOTtnd  men.  About  twelve  o*elock 
at  night,  the  secretary  of  state  arriTed  at  the  kenerara 
quarters,  and  coinmuaicatins  the  circumstance  of  the 
enemy's  advance  on  general  Winder,  advised  him  to  fall 
in  the  enemy's  rear  immediately;  but  the  general  ob- 
jected, otf  the  score, of  having  been  ordered  to  this  post, 
and  besides,  that hiji  men  were  somuch  harassed  and 
fiitgued  by  their  march,  a  eonsiderable  portion  having 
just  arhved,  that  it  would  be  impossible.  During  the 
night  several  false  atarms  were  given,  by  which  the 
troops  twere  prevent^  from  taking  repose,  which  they 
somuch  required  aftOr  their  fatigues,  to  the  greater  part 
•t  them  unaccustomed.  On  the  receipt  of  the  intelli- 
gence of  the  retreat  of  general  Winder,  Stansbiiry,  in 
consulUtion  with  his  officer^  determined  to  move  towards 
the  City.  Before  day  he  crossed  the  bridge,  and  after 
securing  his  rear,  halted  for  a  few  hours.  Early  in  the 
morning  he  again  jnoved  f6rWard,  witira  view  of  takihg 
possesswtt  of  some  ground  for  defence,  when  ortiers  were 
received  from  general  Winder,  to  give  battle  to  the  ene- 
my at  Bladensbni^gh;  he  therefore  retraced  his  steps, 
and*etween  ten  and  eleven  o^clock  the  troops  were 
halted  in  an  orchard  fiel^,  to  the  left  of  the  road  from 
Washington  to  that  place.  About  this  time  colonel 
•Monroe,  at  the  request  of  general  Winder  and  of  the 
preshJent,  reached  the  brigadje  of  general  Stansbory,  and 
ofered  his  assistance  in  forming  the  brigade,  so  as  to 
dispute  the  pass  with  the  enemy  j  his  aid  was  thank- 
fui^  accejited  j  the  enemy  was  then  within  three  miles, 
m  full  march. 

The  best  arnmgements  the  tihie  wotild  permit,  were 
made.  About  five  hundred  yarda  from  the  bridge,*  the 
artillery,  consiftthig  of  six  sii-pounders,  under  the  com- 
mand ot  captajilis  Myers  and  Magruder,  was  posted  be- 
hind a  kind  of  breastworlc }  major  Pinkney'a  riflemen 
*  were  placed  in  ambush  to  theright  and  left,  so  as  to  an- 
noy the  enemy  inattempting  to  ford  the  stream,  and  at 
the  same  time  to  support  the  artillery.  The  fifth  regi- 
ment was  drawn  up  about  fifty  yards  in  the  rear ;  and 
Mterwards,  perhaps  injudiciously,  removed  mnotk  fur- 
ther j  the  other  parts  oftb*  ^  brigade  were  se  disposed,  a» 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR. 


30(r 


twelre  oVlock 
t  the  general's 
nstance  of  the 
ised  him  to  fall 
the  general  ob> 
ed  to  this  post, 

harassed  and 
portion  having 
e.    Durinjg  ti» 

by  which  the 
le,  which  thejr 
he  greater  pafC 
of  the  intelli- 

Stansbiirj,  in 
»  more  towards 
idgej  and  after 

Early  in  the 
view  of  takifig 
len  orders  were 
ttle  to  the  ene- 
ced  his  steps, 
i  troops  were 
the  road  front 
>  time  colonel 
er  and  of  the 
Stansbory,  and 
[ade,  so  as  to 
rd  was  thank» 
m  three  miles, 

permit,  were  . 
fie  bridge/  the 
nderthe  com- 
vas  posted  be- 
ney's  riflemen 
't,  so  'as  to  an- 
itream,  and  at 
The  fifith  regi. 
the  rear ;  and 
ed  niuob  fur- 
>e  ^i^Ktsed)  t» 


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to  support  tte  artillery,  and  annoy  the  enemy  in  his  ap- 
proach. Shortly  after  this  order  was  formed,  maior 
Beall  arrived  with  about  five  hundred  men  from  Anna- 
polis, and  ^s  posted  higher  up  in  a  wood  on  the  riglit  of 
the  road.    General  Winder,  by  this  time,  bad  brouglit  up 

\  ilf  mam  body,  and  formed  it  in  a  line  to  the  riijht  and 
'  left  of  the  road,  in  the  rear  of  Stansbury's  brigade,  and 
ibe  detachment  under  Beall,  with  the'heavy  artillery, 
uMer  commodore  Barney,  posted  on  an  eminence  near 
the  rd«4.  This  line  had  scarcely  been  formed^  when  the 
engageniwt  commenced,  and  the  president  and  heads 
.  of  departm^,  who  had  until  now  been  present,  with- 
drew ;  the  prudent  conceivine  it  proper  to  leave  the  di- 
rection of  the  codifeat  to  tlie  military  men. 

About  twelve  o*btcKk  the  enemy's  column  made  its 
appearance  on  the  hill  w»iich  overhangs  the  stream,  and 
moved  down  towards  the  bridge,  throwing  rockets,  and 
apparently  determined  to  fdN^  the.  passage.  He  novr 
made  an  attempt  to  throw  a  Strolg  body  of  infantry 
across  the  stream,  but  a  few  well  directed  shot  from  the 
artillery,  cleared  the  bridge,  and  compelled  the  enemy 
precipitately  to  shelter  himself  behind  some  houses  neap 
rt,  and  apparently  having  suffered  considerably.  The 
■re  was  briskly  kept  up,  and  after  a  considerable  pause, 
a  large  column  ranidly  advanced  in  the  face  of  the  batte- 
ry, which,  ahbough  managed  with  great  spirit  by  officers 
of  acknowledged  skill  and  courage,  was  unable  to  re- 
press them  5  they  still  continued  to  push  forward  their 
column,  which  was  constantly  reinforced,  until  they 
were  able  to  form  a  considerable  body  on  the  Washing. 
ton  road.    The  enemy  had  not  advanced  far,  when  a  part 

I  ei  the  nffe  corps,  discharged  their  pieces  and  fled,in  spite 
of  the  efforts  of  their  commander,  and  of  major  Pinkney, 
to  rally  them.  The  remainder  began  the  lire  too  soon, 
but  wHh  some  execution.  The  Bntish  were  every  mo- 
ment drawing  nearer  the  artillery,  which  could  no  longer 
be  brought  to  bear  upon  them ;  and  besides,  there  were 
no  troops  suiBciently  near  to  afford  a  support  j  it  then 
became  urtavoidably  necessary  for  it  to  retire,  and  was 
followed  by  major  Pinkney's  riflemen.  One  piece  of  ar* 
tiKery  was  spiked  antf  left  behind.    Tiie  whole  fell  back 


*:* 


'^""tM*"***^"**"'***' 


909 


HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR. 


^ 


upon  the  fifth  regiment,  the  neawst  rallying  point    A 
volunteer  company  of  artillery  now  opeheaa  cross  fire 
upon  the  enemy,  who  were  advancing  through  the  or- 
chard, but  with  not  much  effect ;  but,  from  the  shelter  of 
the  trees,  they  were  enabled  to  open  a  galling  fire  upon 
the  fifth  regiment.     Colonel  Sterr^tt  was  ordered  to  ad- 
vance, which  he  did  promptly,  until  again  halted,  in 
consequence  of  the  other  two  regiments,  of  Stansbury's 
brigade,  having  been  thrown  into  confusion  by  rockets, 
and  having  begun  to  give  way.    In  a  few  minutes  they 
took  to  flight,  in  despite  of  the  ^exertions  of  general 
Winder,  of  general  Stanabury,  and  other  ofiicers,  to  ral- 
ly them.    Sterrett's  regiment,  Burch's  artillery,  and 
major  Pinkney'S  riflemen,  still  maintained  their  ground 
with  great  firmness,  and  evinced  a  disposition  to  make  a 
gallant  resistance  ;  but  the  enemy  having  by  this  time 
outflanked  them,  Uiey  were  ordered  to  retire  ;  this  was 
unfortunately  effected  in  confusion  and  disorder,  the 
unavoidable  consequence  with  militia,    in  its  retreat. 
Thus  the  first  line  was  completely  rotated.    The  Balti- 
more artillery  had  before  this  taken  a  position  higher  up 
on  the  hill.    On  the  right,    colonels  Beale  and  Hood, 
(commanding  the  Annapolis  militia,  had  thrown  forward 
A  small  detachment  under  colonel  Kramer,  which,  after 
maintaining  its  ground  some  time,  with  considerable  in- 
jury to  the  enemy,  retired  upon  the  main  body.    Soon 
after  the  retreat  of  this  detachment,  the  enemy's  column, 
marching  along  the  turnpike  road,  was  suddenly  expose<l 
to  the  fire  of  commodore  Barney,  who  opened  an  eigh- 
teen-pounder  upon  them,  and  instantly  cleared  the  coad; 
in  several  attempts  to  rally,  they  were  again  repulsed 
with  great  loss.    In  consequence  of  this,  they  attempted 
to  flank  the  American  line  to  the  right,  by  passing  through 
an  open  field  ;  butthis  was  frustrated  by  captain  Millei^ 
with  three  twelves,  and  his  marines.    The  enemy  con- 
tinued flanking  to  the  right,  and  pressed  upon  the  militia 
of  Annapolis,  who  fled,  after  giving  an  ineffectual  fire. 
The  command  of  commodore  Barney  was  left  to  niain- 
tain  the  contest  alone  ;  but  the^nemy  noi  longer  appear- 
ed in  front ;  he  continued  to  outflank,.pushing  forward  a 
few  scattering  sharp-shooters,  by  ^hich  the  commodorft 


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Iljinjg  point    A 
enea  a  cross  fire 

through  the  or- 
)m  the  shelter  of 
galling  fire  upon 
IS  ordered  to  ad- 
again  halted,  in 
,  of  Stansbury's 
ision  by  rockets, 
Bw  minutes  they 
:ions  of  general 
ir  officers,  to  ral- 
s  artillery,  and 
led  their  ground 
tsition  to  make  a 
ng  by  this  time 
retire  ;  this  was 
d  disorder,  the 

in  its  retreat, 
id.  The  Balti- 
sition  higher  up 
eale  and  Hood, 
thrown  forward 
ler,  which,  after 
considerable  in- 
un  body.  Soon 
;nemy*s  column, 
iddenly  exposed 
openea  an  eigli> 
leared  the  coad; 
again  repulsed 
they  attempted 
passing  through 
captain  Miller, 
rhe  enemy  con- 
upon  the  militia 
ineffectual  fire. 
is  left  to  niain- 
I  longer  appear- 
ishing  forward  a 
the  commodortt 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR. 


509 


was  wounded,  and  his  horse  killed  under  him,  while  se-; 
veral  of  his  officers  and  men  fell  near  him.  His  corps 
was  by  this  timir  outflanked  on  both  sides,  and  in  the 
confusion,  the  ammunition  wagons  had  been  driven  oft*. 
His  men  were  therefore  ordered  to  retreat,  the  commo- 
dore himself  was  taken  prisoner,  and  his  pieces  fell  into^ 
the  hands  of  the  enemy. 

The  Georgetown  and  City  militia  and  the  regulars, 
still  remained  firm,  having  been  stationed  in  the  rear  of 
the  second  line,  in  positions  the  most  convenient  for  an- 
noying the  enemy,  and  supporting  the  other  corps.* 
These  being  in  danger  every  moment  of  being  out'flank- 
ed,  orders  were  sent  to  general  Smith,  to  retreat  towards 
the  city.  Had  the  state  of  the  Eritish  troops  been 
known,  this  order  would  have  been  highly  injudicious ;  it 
has  since  appeared,  that  they  were  at  this  moment,  faint- 
ing with  fatigue,  and  that,  supposing  the  whole  American 
force  routed,  they  had  onl^  pushed  forward  a  detach- 
ment of  their  army  ;  there  is  no  telling  what  effect  miglit 
have  been  prod|iced  by  their  coming  thus  suddenly  in 
contact  with  what  would  have  appeared  the  main  body 
of  the  Americans.  After  proceeding  a  fipw  hundred 
paces,  they  were  joined  by  a  regiment  of  Virginia  militia, 
which  had  arrived  in  the  city  the  evening  before,  but  had 
not  been  ready  till  now  to  take  the  field.  General  Win- 
der 9till  entertained  hopes  of  being  able  to  rally  his 
troops,  and  of  fighting  the  enemy  between  this  place  and 
Washington  ;  he  had  ordered  the  Baltimore  artillery  to 
move  on  towards  the  city,  and  expected  to  find  that  the 
cavalry  and  Stansbury's  command,  had  falFen  down  the 
road  to  that  place  :  he  thbughi  that  they  might  yet  be 
rallied  on  the  regulars,  and  Cit/  and  Georgetown  troops, 
so  as  to  make  another  stru^le  to  sav«  the  capital.  With 
this  view  he  rode  forward  tor  the  purpose  of  selecting  a 
position,  but  he' soon  found  that  instead  of  jnaToving  to- 
wards Washington,  they  had  scattered  in  ^very  direc- 
tion, and  as  it  afterwards  appeared,  the  greater  part  had 
fled  towards  Montgpmery  court-house.  No  words  can 
pourtray  the  grief  of  the  City  and  Georgetown  militia,  at 
being  thuft  compelled  to  retire,  without  having  had  the 
slightest  opportunity  of  defending  their  fire-sides  and 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR. 


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i 


feelC  £ ff"**!  T^**'  ^°x'  ^*  ^"™°'^  »  matter  of 
Derlf^K  ?*^»«*4*^  '"jury.  It  was  at  most  but  a  des- 
Ki?^^'"*''*^'*°"  *•»«?»«■*  of  the  enemy,  ^ho  was  com 

alpL  *f/*'^'**.^'T."  the  contest,  Xr..than  to  ex- 
asperate the  people  o^his  country,  and  df  disposing  bJJi 
parties  to  jom  m  carrying  on  the  war.    To  use  Se^com. 
mon  language,  it  was  the  name  of  the  thing  which  nro 
duced  mortiScation,  for  there  was  nothing  Wderfuf^ 
newfntt^^.S?"  troops  stealing  a'^rrchiji^ 

berorrlr.Sr^'^  Th"'  *"^*  'Jef^tiLan  eau.ir«m! 
"eroi  ra*rrailitia.     The  greater  part  of  our  force  ar* 

lohtT^' 'P°* '?  '^T^  *  *'•»«  ^^''^  the  batt  r«  no 
ifl  fh  w".^*™'"f*.*a.^''^  «^«°  ««««  slight  repoS 
after  their  fatigue  j  the  different  corps  and  thiir  oSs 

were  unknown  to  each  other,  and  to  the  commSl 

harf  *n'112*^"J'"***  *f  ™^''°«  *  P^^*'"^"*  regular  forciJ 
ftad  to  be  made  at  the  very  moment  of  battle?   That  we 

^ouldhave  bwa  defeated  under  such  circumstances,  is 
not  to  be  wondered  at,  and  furnishes  no  i»ference  u^ 


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HISTORY  OP  THE  WAR. 


I  ^  .  „,    ,„„  WAR.,  _    31, 

success,  had  t  moved  atth^tn!I»!rf^      •     '"'  *"*  •*«•"« 

on  general  WiSer  Thn  h.  J  k        V"  ""'""  P"""* 

knewledged  merit  and  «J"i^^*    ^^^.'^l  P*'''*^*^  moreaq- 

ment  when  he  required  S«nl  ?  T*''i*'*'  **  *  "«>- 
fcwion  in  whirh^hf  „.  ^*°*^®;  he  abandoned  a  pro- 
•acrificei  a  h,c4tive  oZ^JT!^^^  distinguished^  i„d 
t'^fa""^  .Sfrenr  iat^^  -^If 

whL  de/ounced  everfon^of  1?:'*'  'T'^^^  «»'"«  ^^^ 
buted  either  money ^rLrLnnl  ^^'^T  P^^J.  that  contri- 
«»r.  When  wp  ~.«ir  Al^  services  m  support  6f  the 
party  feding  aUh^t  momU^.*  extraordinary  Zlence  1^ 
condtmninc  a  man  \^^^^^^  ""^^  *°  ^«  <^«»«o«8  in 

derationT.^'^Srs^rvl/SXVe"'"  ^"f^';  ' 
government  ^  «cYwte  nuuseJt  to  the  support  of 


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half  from  the  capital,  he  entered  the  deserted  citj,  at 
the  head  of  about  seven  hundred  men.     Wc  have  now 
to  record  thfe  climax  of  that  Vandal  barbarity,  exhibited  , 
"by  Great  Britain, during  this  war.  The  Amerioan  metro- 
polis, or  more  properly  it^  8ite>  was  entered  by'them 
without  opposition  ;  they  found  about  nin^  hundrcU  hou- 
ses) scattered  in  groups  over  a  surface  of  three  miles,  and 
two  splendid  buildings,  probably  the  finest  s'pecimens  of 
architecture  in  the  new  world ;  the  capitol,  though  still 
unfinished,  presented  a  noble  structure ;  and  the  presi- 
dent's house,  in  point  of  taste,  rivalling  any  building  ini 
Europe.    By  the  admirer  of  the  arts  of  ^very  country, 
these  splenilid  edifices  could  not  be  contemplated  with- 
out pleasure,  nor  their  destruction  without  the  most  in- 
dignant feelings.    Admiral  Cotfkburn,  already  so  unfa- 
vourably known  in  the  United  States  for  the  species  of 
devastating  and  plundering  hostility  which  he  had  di- 
rected, now,  conjointly  with  general  Ross,  who,  on  this 
octasion,  withered  every  lalirel  he  had  gained  in  honour- 
able war,  issued  orders  for  the  conflagration  of  these  no- 
ble edifices,  with  the  valuable  libraries  of  the  capitol,and 
all  the  furtjiture  and  articles  of  taste,,  or  value,  which 
they  contained.    The  grf  at  bridge  across  tlie  Potomack, 
■was  also  wantonly  burnt,  together  with  an  elegant  htitel, 
and  several  other  private  dwellings.    This  base  and  sa- 
vage destruction,  is  detailed  in  the  official  letter  of  the 
British  general,  as  a  matter  of  perfect  indifference.   The 
blaze  produced  bythe  conflagration,  was  seen  even  in 
Baltimore,  giving  a  terrible  warning  to  its  inhabitants. 
All  that  was  combustible  about  tfte  capitol  and  the  nresi- 
den{'»  house,  was  reduced  to  ashes,  and  the  walls  of 
these  stately  buildings,  blac^kened  and  broken  in  melan- 
choly ruin,  remained  for  a,time,  the  monuments  of  Bri- 
tish barbarity.  The  American,  who  saw  them  long  after, 
could  scarcely  r«frain  from  sweariAg  in  his  heart  eternal 
hatred  to  Britain.    "  I  have  seen  the  walls  of  Balclutha, 
but  they  were  desolate ;  the  fire  had  rea,ounded  in  their 
halls."    These  are  the  words  of  one  of  Ossian's  heroes, 
on  beholding  ^he  ruins  of  his  father's  halls. 

On  the  consultation  of  the  president  with  the  heads  of 
departments,  it  was  resolved  to  destroy  the  publick  stores 


f. 


■!&■  Vi'^ 


tShr",:-i 


niSTOliY  OF  THE  WAR. 


StS 


^!ffi^:xs;:ifi^S"a„::;: 


stores,  and  veswK  were  se?  o^  fi^  ^    i       bu.ldlngB, 

tu^,  that  they  mewt  to  proceed  immediately  to  aitl 
more,  the  inha^itanto  ef  tKat  place  were  in  the  «-ea^l«V 
consternttion,  which  the  arrival  of  tEitv  mihtS^  ?p*!f 

?f^ii:LVi'r^H ""  •i"*^'''^^  ^  ••'^^-  ^  -S 

Sf  ^escribed.    In  the  midst  of  this  d  shearteninK  oanick; 

Eri.^^*  '^  ander  generals  Smitli  and  .Strid^er,  they 
Cffir^f^!r'''^?A'*PP°**  *'•*  enemy.and  m  all  pro^ 

S  wh,vt !i„r"'^  ''*^.*  "'*•**  *»>*'  ^««P«~te  resist, 
ance.  which  renders  even  inexperienced  troJps  srfperiouf 

hL^P.  '  r '  ^'^l"  fiRhting  for  their  familieranneir 
homea.  General  Winder,  with  all  the  force  he  could 
collect,  proceeded  rapidly  to  Baltimore  j  by  this  thnei 
tS     *PP''~^  V'  ''»^  «"«»h  had  retired  to  tS 

'<  J^?®  squadron  under  captain  Gordon,  consistino-  of 
e1gl.t  sat ,  passed  Fort  Warburton  two  days  after  hire- 
treat  of  the  Bntish.  Tl>e  fort  had  beeaYbaSdoned  and 
teJrjP  ''y ,<=??*«•«  »J«on,  in  a  most  extraoXar? 
Sr'k'PT'**^^^  "?.'**'•  '^^  influence  of  the  dXdfd? 
Ki„Hni'^^'°r"^  «'"*^*''«^-  «»  o"^*"  had  been 
fo Ji    ?r  ''  *"'^'  '"  *="«  «f  a°  attack  by  the  land 

8ure^()n8f»  ?'.''*  -^T^^}  proper  to  take  this  Tnea- 
JndrU?«i5  *t'^*"?'?'"*'''  ''•*  squadron  reached  Alex- 
«K.1ii  *-^i  ^^^  infiabitant.  of  tfiat  place,  being  com- 

Jffer1iZ*f '  ^K^""  ^  ^^  .*='»P*»*°»  were  compefledTo 
Offer  terms  for  the  preservation  of  the  town  from  confla- 

2/ 


■^1|r-^ 


>-?_ 


K|ii|«in«lU|UiM4Uf 


«14 


HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR. 


1 


I 


gration  and  pillase.  Tb6  insatiable  aviarice  of  the  «De- 
nnr  imposefl  the  hardest  conditions:  ail  thfi  merchandise 
of  every  description,  whether  in  town«  or  removed  since 
the  nineteenth,  was  required  to  be  put  on  board  the  ship* 
|>ii^,  then  at  the  whaif,  at  the  expense  of  the  inhabitants, 
and  the  whole  delivered  to  the  enemy ;  that  even  such 
vessels  as  had  beeiji  sunk,  should  be  delivered  up.  These 
terms,  somewhat  modiied,  wereicom]^lied  with  jand  the 
captain  descended  witii  a  fleet  of  prize  vessels,  and  a 
rich  booty.  In  the  meantime,l|>reparation8  had  been 
made  in  haste,  by  the  naval  heroeji,  captains  Porter  and 
Perry,  to  throw  difficulties  in  the  way  of  his  descent. 
The  first,  at  the  battery  of  the  Wnite  House,  was  assist- 
ed by  general  Huneerford's  brigade  of  Virginia  militia, 
and  captain  Humphrey's  rifle  company ;  and  at  the  bat- 
tery  at  Indian  Head,  captain  Perry  was  supported  by 
the  brigade  of  general  Stewart,  and  the  volunteer  com- 
panies of  major  Peter  and  captain  Burch.  From  ^e 
third,  until  the  si^  of  September,  the  British  vessels 
were  greatly  annoyed  in  passing  Ihese  batteries.  Fre- 
quent attempts  were  also  made  by  commodore  ^((gers* 
bv  approaching  the  fleet  with  fire-vessels  i  but  owing  to  a 
cnaBKe  of  wind,  l^y  proved  ineffectual.  These  respec- 
tive hM>ces  were  afterwards  concentiWted  under  commo- 
dore Rodgers,  at  Alexandria ;  he  determined  to  defend 
the  place,  should  the  enemy,  who  was  not  yet  out  of  s^t 
of  the  battery,  think  proper  to  retuml 
Sir  Peter  Parker,  who  ascended  th^ 
not  so  fortunate  as  tiie  other  ofl^cers. 
in  the  neighbourhood  of  Moor's  Fielt 


surprising  a  party  of  vulitia,  encamf 
mand  of  colonel  tleid. 


Chesapeidie,  was 
lelanaed  At  night 
with  the  view  of 
under  the  com- 
In  tilts  he  wasldisappointed,  for- 
the  militia  having  heard  the  approach  of  the  Mrges,  were 
prepared  to  receive  bim<  Sir  Peter  Parker  having  land- 
ed, moved  forward  at  the  head  of  abodt  two  hundred  ai|d 
fifty  men ;  bat  on  approaching  withib  seventy  yardsM 
the  Americans,  they  received  a  heavy]  fire ;  lie  endea- 
voured to  prefs. forward  on  the  centre  oftthe  line;  in  this 
he  was  foiled,-  and  threw  himself  on  the!  flank,  where  h^ 
was  also  repuls^.  Colonel  l|eid  beink  informed  that 
'the  cartridges  were  nearly  expended,  qp-deied  hu  nea 


..| 


Af  / 


:,Y^'-- 


WAR. 

e  avarice  of  the  ene- 
:  all  the  merchandige 
vDf  or  removed  since 
;>ut  on  board  the  8hip^ 
se  of  the  inhabitants^ 
my;  that  even  such 
delivered  up.  These 
inplied  with ;  and  the 
prize  Vessels,  and  a 
eparations  had  been 
captains  Porter  and 
way  of  his  descent, 
te  House,  was  assist- 
of  Virginia  militia* 
any  ;  and  at  the  bat- 
y  was  su|^rted  by 
d  the  volunteer  com- 
1  Burch.  From  ti^e 
,  the  British  vessels 
hese  batteries.  Fre* 
ommodore  fio^gers* 
sels  J  but  owing  to  a 
ual.  These  respec- 
ted under  commo- 
rmined  to  defend 
not  yet  out  of  s^t 
•nV 

Chesapeake^  was 
•  lamled  at  night 
,  with  the  view  of 
under  the  com- 
msldisappointed,  for- 
h  of  the  bar^s,  were 
Parker  liaving  land* 
DUtltwo  hundred  ai|4 
lift  keventy  yardaM 
avyl  fire ;  ne  endea« 
•e  ofthe  line ;  in  this 
1  the  flank,  where  h^ 
being  informed  that 
ed,  oirdend  hit  mea 


HISTORY  OP  THE  WAR.  315 

to  retire  a  small  distance  until  they  could  be  supplied, 

wmmrfiS  I  P'^'PT  '"  '^^""^ '  ^^'•^J'*'^  «*"»  them  the 
rZ  after.     ^"^  "^  °'"  '*'"  *''  ^**^  ^"'^^'^  w»»o  ^ied 

mnS" !.*'*'*r  I'®  "^  ^^ashington,  we  have  seen,  excited  the 
t"e?nKli  rr''^^  throughout  the  United  States! 
aoJinjlT.  V?''T."*^^*''*  "^"P"*  ^«'-«  *t  first  levelled 
fS  Sfi  M    ^'^ole  acTmintstration,  but  soon  settled  in  lay- 

^^nekiw!:;r*^^w"'^'''°"..^*^«  secretary  at  war  Jd 
fh?^  ^^^l  ^® *•■«  w'»>ng  to  throw  (he  blame  any 
It  wSnTr/'' u  f  i^^^'^^g^  ourselves  in  the  fauft^ 
litir^onJH  nnf  ?"'^  H^*^^  secretary  at  war  that  the  mi- 
ra  ^VinHll^^f  •'^'^  °"*'  "*"•  ^*«  '*  **>«  ''avit  of  gene- 
stand  Sir  ^^^i***  S''^*'"''  P"'"'  ""^^'^  t'-^ops  would  not 
f»  w  f  ^™"°'*J  "*"■  ^*«  *h«  administra  ion  to  blame 
h*  1  ?r^""»  *^*  *'^«"** »"  Europe,  which  no  mal  in 
fSflv  S;  y.^^^«»'^eivod.  The  P^^ident  was  shime" 
fully  abused  in  the  newspapers  ofthe  day,  for  not  suffer- 

prt '  «:  f 5  t'  Y'""'  «"^'"?'  o^r'at  least  taktn 
^a2Z'  w?'?  *"'.".T  r  •■«  t***"  ^is  station,  or  years, 
S  finiJ^Ji?*  T'^  ^'  ^^"^  ''"•^«'  *'■*«'•  the  city  WM 
dSr  fe  '/™*['*''"  *rP*^  The  questibn  is  rU 
aiculous.     He  returned  immediately  to  the  city  after  it 

rnt^Z  ^7*^"»ted  by  the  enemy,  and  from  it/smoking 
ruins  issued  a  proclamation,  which  did  honour  to  hi! 

hirmindoM  •'  """^''^''^  *^"^^''  ^«  ^'^'^  the  despond, 
ijg  mind  of  lus  country.    Against  the  secretary  at  war 

the  cry  was  every  where  so  loud,  that  the  oresidenJ' 

of  suspending  his  functions  for  a  time:  this  his  nS 
jvould-not  permit  hiu,  to  do,  and  he  therefore  resided 
iuErtha'tVJh  fr^  '^"?''  ''  ^^ne'rrRj.lXoe 

itls  siid  Siri  *^™^«  •"'probability  of  the  attempt, 
i»  18  said,  that  the  secreUry  at  war  could  not  be  persuadi 


|it^il>>wfi*iiJiiiii>.ij,inji,;iHir.»iiw^^^ 


316, 


HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR. 


ed,  until  the  last  moment,  that  it  was  seriously  intended'. 
General  Winder  demanded  an  examination  of  his  con- 
duct, and  &  court,  of  which  general  Scott  was  president, 
honourably  acquitted  him. 

The  character  of  Great  Britain  will  not  soon  recover 
from  the  infamy  cast  upon  it,  in  consequence  of  the  vio- 
lations of  the  laws  of  civilized  warfare^  committed  on  our 
coast.     The  conflagration  of  Washington,  and  the  plun- 
der of  Alexandria,  not  te  mention  the  despicable  species 
of  bucaniering  practised  on  the  defenceless  inhabitants, 
are  without  a  parallel  in  modem  wars.    Napoleon^ whom 
the  British  denominate  the  modern  Atilla.  entered  tiie 
capitals  of  the  principal  nations  of  Europe,  but-was  never 
disgraced  by  such  wanton  and  uniustifiable  destruction. 
These  acts,  grossly  barbarous  as  ttey  are,  assumed  still 
h  deeper  infamy  by  the  effrontery  and  falsehood  with 
which  they,  were  justified.    A  letter  from  admiral  Coch- 
rane to  the  secretary  of  st&te,  dated  the  day  previous  to 
debarkation,  though  not  delivered  until  after  the  burning 
of  the  capital,  stated,  that  having  been  called  upon  by 
the  governour  general  of  tlie  Canadas,  to  aid  him  in  car- 
rying into  effect  measures  of  retaliation  against  the  inha- 
bitants of  the  United  States,  for  the  wantoris^estruction 
committed  by  the  army  in  Upper  Canada,  it  became  im- 
periously his  duty,  conformably  with  the  nature  of  the 
governour  general's  application,  to  issue  to  the  naval 
force  under  his  command,  an  order  to  destroy  and  lay 
waste  such  towns  and  districts  upon  the  coast,  as  might 
be  found  assailable. 

The  secretary  of  state,  colonel  Monroe,  had  no  other 
difficulty  in  answering  this  extraordinary  letter,  than 
sjucb  as  arose  from  the  shocking  depravity,  which  could 
thus  unblushingly  publish  its  falsehoods  in  tlie  face  of  day» 
He  could  with  truth  reply,  that  in  no  instance  had  the 
United  States  authorised  a  deviation  from  the  known 
usages  of  war.  That  in  the  few  cases  in  which  there  had 
been  even  a  charge  against  them,  the  government  had 
formally  disavowed  the  acts  of  its  officers,  at  the  same 
time  .subjecting  the  conduct  of  such  officers  to  punish- 
ment or  reprobation.  That  amQi|it  those  few,  the  charge 
of  burning  the  pirliament  house  in  Upper  Canada,  was 


V. 


f  WAR. 

as  seriouslj-  intendetL 
lamination  of  his  con> 
I  Scott  was  presHlentf 

will  not  soon  recover 
msequence  of  the  vio- 
aret  committed  on  our 
lington,  and  the  pliin- 
the  despicable  species 
sfenceless  inhabitafits, 
irs.  Napoleon^  w.bom 
n  Atilla.  enter^  the 
Surope,  but-was  never 
ustifiable  destruction. 
lej  are,  assumed  still 
r  and  falsehood  with 
ir  from  admiral  Coch- 
d  the  day  previous  ta 
intil  after  the  burning 
been  called  upoa  bj 
as,  to  aid  him  in  ear« 
tion  against  the  inha- 
e  wantotltfyestruction 
'anada,  it  became  im- 
ith  the  nature  of  the 
D  issue  to  the  naval 
tr  to  destroy  and  lay 
1  the  coast,  as  might 

[onroe,  had  no  other 
rdinary  letter,  than 
pravity,  which  could 
)ds  in  tlie  face  of  day* 
no  instance  had  ^e 
ion  from  the  knowa 
ea  in  which  there  had 
the  government  had 
officers,  at  the  same 
:h  officers  to  punish- 
those  few,  the  chai^ 
Upper  Canada,  was 


HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR.  317 

now  for  the  Erst  time  brought  forward  ;  until  now,  such 
an  accusation  had  not  been'made  against  the  Americans ; 
on  the  contrary,  one  of  the  most  Respectable  civil ^inC 
taonar.es  a  that  place,  had  addressefa  letter  of  thanks 
to  general  Dearborne,  for  tl^e  good  cond  uct  of  the  trooos  •• 
and  moreover,  that  when  s.r  George  Prevost  sfx  m^Bfla 

atrthtu'?^n^.p^\^-^^^^^^^ 

fchJ^    *K  '  "^  ^^^"^''■'J"^^^  wa»  not  mentioned. 
Bu  what  ,n  the  mean  time,  it  was  asked,  were  the  aS 

?  »£  rl  •''^  ^"'^  ^''^  «»evastations  on  the  shores  S 
Lake  Champlain,  the  conflagrations  and  plundering  on 
ti^e.«»acoastj  were  these  fn  retaliation  for  burS the 
St'Tto  Zl '  -^'^  this  building  of  such  Sise 
L  -fj  A  ^  '^®.?*'*''  '*  ""possible  for  the  nation  to  atone 
for  Its  destruction  ?    But  we  were  told,  tha  thJ«  were 

PontandVZ'"^^    *.'T  ^'^«^«^°'*  huts^U^j^  - 
roint  and  St.  David  s  i    And  were  not  these  unfortunati 
acte  followed  up  by  instant  retaliation  on  Ur JZ?S  5^ 

were  dismissed  the  service  of  their  country,  although  ca 

Jxc  'self  W^t  ""^™  f-^'-  o^thTeoriyTa, 
wcuse  n     Were-the  conflagrations  n  the  CJiesaiwak.. 
during  the  summer,  in  retaliSion  for  these  aeteTTwVre 
tl  ey  in  proy.,,i„,  retaliation  for  the  bi^^fng  of  New! 
ark  ?  If  we  do  not  mistake,  the  avowed  object SfthrBri 
tish  governour  in  burning  four  or  five  viErp^^^^ 
garrison  to  the  sword,  and  lavimr  waste  thVNji^r^ 
tier,  was  to  retaliate  W  b&g^t^^ew&rk,^^^^^^^ 
American  government  so  promptly  disavowed      WW 

wild'Cr"  "I,  ^r^  »ftef  tht,7edi;  to'^thJ 
world,  tliathewas  doubly  satisfied,. first  with  the  disa! 

verldr^fcs*  S^^'ui? Jr'ff^  ^^^  *^«  British  to  co- 

Exchequer  «SSl^  t^e  irTt^TS'T  ^^  «»»^"««»«'  of  the 
CMS  at  Ydi*   «  h«l !?  tne  British  Parliament,  that  the  Ameri- 

JTaS^lL  iS  ift  f^  belonging  ta  the  meanest  individuSTeven 
*•'**"*  andJeft  the  populace  in  a  moat  wretched  condiUo^" 

JS^M^Svifnf  tt'JhiTo'"'**  ""  'i'  river  Thames,  cal, 

»wd«ofm«iesTth.i^V        **  civ.lueand  improve,  but  * 
"«»«»«:«» in  t|i«  employment  of  (ireat  BriUm 

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V 


S18 


HISTORY  OF  THE  WAlfc 


towa!  of  our  government,  and  neit  with^hi*  ample  mea- 
wire  of  retaliation  P  Why  was  he  at  this  very  moment 
an  advocate  for  honourable  warfare  on  the  Northern  fron- 
J*.";!.  How  then  could  the  conflagration  of  the  noble 
building  at  Waabington  be  in  retaliation  for  the  burn- 
ing a  brick-house,  hired  for  the  temporary  occupation  of 
the  provincial  le|^slature,  or  for  the  burning  of  Newark, 
01  a  few  out-pests,  and  the  cabins  or  huts  of  hostile  sa^ 
▼ages  !  These,  by  the  admission  of  the  governour,  had 
already  been  four  times  expiated,  and  each  ti^e  by  air 
increasing  me^ure  of  retaliation. 

Such  pretexts  are  too  absurd  to  impose  upon  the  most 
%norant.  A  lamentable  barbaritj^  has  raartied  the  con- 
duct of  the  British  in  the  war  throughout,  very  diflferent 
irom  tb»tof  the  United  States,  who  sincerely  endeavour- 
ed to  avoid  whatever  might  stand  in  the  way  to  the  most 
friendly  felations,  on  the  resteHatien  of  peace.  At  tho 
yery  opening  ofthe  war,,  the  British  officers  permitted 
the  savages  to  fight  by  th<^r  side^,  while  we  deelmed  thet^ 
aid;  they  not  only  made  them  their  allies,  but  did  not 
interfere  ta  prevent  their  comi^iistion  of  borrours,  whose 
>jec»*a'.  n»u8*  shock  every  sebtinient  o(  l^menity.  When 
the  Britisb  admirals  visited  our  sea-eoast,  and  no  com- 
plaints had  been  made  asainst  us;  when  the  complaints 
were  on  our  side ;  when  there  could  not  have  been  even 
a  pretended  pretext  of  retaliation*  they  plundered  and 
burnt  the  villages  en  the  Chesapeakn  tliey  phindered 
&e  defenceless^lanters  of  theiV  stocM,^  iheir  negroeft, 
of  their  tuniture,  and  at  Hampton  even  transcended  the 
abominations  of  the  River  Raisin;  On  the  borders  of 
Canada,-  the  same  conftrse  of  burning  or  plunderii^  wa» 
pursued,  ami  under  the  ra«e  e^^cited  by  these  series  of 
eutrages,  aif  American  jDfocer  ventured  at  last,^  under  Ul 
misconstruction  of  the  orders  from  his  supenour,  to  dea» 
troy  aQ  English  village ;  thisttnhappy^8aair,«Mg)LadXy 
seized  uH^e  pretext,  for  the  first  avoivtd  nttdiaiiimt  aaA 
m  consequeace,  a  whole  frontier  was  laid  w^ste  i  Their 
wtrages,  until  this  time,  were  without  pretut  for  reta- 
Matiim.  In  the  mean  timi,  what  wa«  their  treatment  t» 
American  prisoners,  and  to  those  who  were  dragged  fltom 
their  ships  to  ^  eA«l%v«d»«ad  what  wi*  the  toulMaUi 


'At'"^'- 


& 


BISTORY  OF  THE  WAR. .  3,9 

r'l^ZtZrZV^l'^Ji"    .^f"'  P-'««  of 

ImSent  (who,  by  the  bf  /i^h  ;..-'**  "'"'^'J'  *»  ^•- 

day,  who  dots  not  reflect  with  Dlemnr.  .ki?"  '  .* 
•tone,  did  o«rg.,er„™"„7i?'S','^  »eii«.".°l.'"; 
tte  war  coDUnaed  mneh  lonter,  it  w«^^  l'"* 
.b««.«aT*idaWe.  It i. di°S to T.Sto'frSni'"" 
"»  a  co«p.,i«,n  between  the  de™S  ^r  .^"JS* 

"r^'^tt"  ""'  "••  "  *"^-™"1Sr  Cite 

S£  ^lia^.7  plunderers  shall  be  punished  «dSi 
•«»%  who  8haU  be  feund  violating  this  order." 


'    I 


;^' 


m 


Siifl 


HISTORY   OF    IHE  TV^R. 


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i 

i 


CHAPTER  X,\lfl.   .  ,  \ 

-■■'*.■     ^     ''"     "  ■ 

_.  Sensations  produced  by  the  capture  of  Washington,  in  Europe' 

y^  and  in  England— Effect  of  this  event  in  the  United  States- 

Glorious  defence  of  Baltimore— The  retreat  of  the  British- 
Capture  ef  the  British  squadron  on  Lake  Champlain— Repulse 
of  Sir  George  Prevost— The  British  fleet  leaves  the  Chesa- 
peake, and  a  part  sails  to  the  souths 

The  capture  of  Washnigton  was,  at  first,  boaste4  of  liy 
tlie  Britisih  ministry^  as  a  most  signal  exploit ;  but  it  was. 
viewed  in  a  very  different  light  on  the  continent  To  say 
nothing  of  the  prosecuting  hostilities  with  augmented  ri- 
gour, at  a  moment  wjien  there  was  a  negotiation  for 
peace,  the  wanton  acta  of  barbarity  roused  the  indigna- 
tion of  all  the  powers  |t>f  Europe  j  and  in  the  British  par- 
'      liameot,  -so  great  a  sensation  was  excited,  as  to  cai^se  its 
.prpetrators  to  shelter  themselves  from  publick  odium,. 
%  the  basest  faheho<bd's :  the  ministry  were  compelled 
to  make  a  statement/ (hat  instructions  had  been  sent  to 
the  coast  of  Americaj^  to  desist  from  further  inflictions  of- 
vengeance.  / 

.  But  if  the  effect  was  powerful  abroad,  It  was  unexam-r 
pled  throughout  the  United  States.  Party  spirit,  that  po- 
litical fiend,  instantly  fled,.aDd  witli  it^ed  tlie  dissen-^ 
^ions  which  aliliost  paralyzed  the  efforts  of  the  nation* 
■  But  one  voice  was  heard  from  one  end  o^  the  continent  t» 
the  other;  a  glociqus  union  was  brought  about,  and  a  na« 
tion  of  freemen  was  seen  to  rise  in  its  strengti^.  Those, 
who  had  at  first  opposed  the  war, .  from  an  opinion  of  its 
impolicy,  or  who  condemned  the  invasion  ef  Canada>  now. 
saw  only  a  powerful  nation  about  to  precipitate  her  ar-, 
c<  mies  on  America,  with  the  avowed  intention  of  desoIaU 
y-^ig  our  fair  possessions. .  ITie  poison  oC  political  dissen^ 
sions,  was  dead  with  the  political  death  of  Napoleon.; 
and  wt^p  could  now  say,  that  Britain  was  not  actuated 
by  tlie  mere  thirst  for  revenge,  or  the  le8»  honourable 
tiiirst  for  pluader?    Tke  war  now  came  home  to  tjle. 


HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR.  321 

Mtemte  and  feelings  of  every  man,  and  the  scenes  of 
prepajations,  which  were  exhibited  over  the  continent 
were  the  most  animated  that  could  be  conceived.    The 

*h?I  *Sl  *^'*"'\-h  P**e^5*'  avocations  of  the  citizefs, 
wJHoh  the  war  until  now  bad  scarcely  interrupted,  were 

mi^'^nh  r"  *•**  fif°*^'P»'  "ties  WtedWr  com! 
Sin  flnL  f  ^f^-*^^?*'.^'^^'^  °f  *»»«  population  mov. 
^.Ln^-  'f  ?  ?*  "?"*''*  of  martial  rausickfto  the  daily 
occupation  of  labouring  on  the  entrenchments  and  forti^ 

waT**  ni!f '^  ^i?!W  I?*?'*  **  fi"*  »°  """ch  averse  to  the 
war,  now  exhiB\ted  their  characteristick  activity  and 

Sis  E-C  iKIM*  •  "•  I*  ^f^'f'^^^ry  proof  that  nothing 
SLfSe^ln  'S'""  •"^"^""s*  *»»*«  seceding  fromthf 
vSr  K.f?  •  J  '^''*  governour  of  Vermont,  who  had  the 
ISLfrn^^r^'"''^  attempt  to  recall  the  militia  of  the 
state  from  the  service  of  the  United  States,  and  on  which 
occasion  the  mihtia  nobly  refused  to  obey  him"  now  en 
deavoured  to  atone  for  his  conduct,  by  callinL  them  forth 

Zhfir    ^'i^^'"«r»^«°^a«J'e8.  always  conspicuous  in 
tfmes  of  STffili^'""'":^^***''^  P«*"««<^k  c^onduct   n 

ZnF^Y  I'T""''  for  should  Baltimo  e  fall,  durinj 
the  panu:k  which  succeeded  the  captu,^  of  \YashinS 
and  before  the  other  c  ties  would  have  ♦im«  ♦«  S.  i 

teJjhf  '"  '^V"'*"^^  of  d'iL'TheyTou  d  te 
I  out  a  feeble  resistance.    After  th«  ««♦  m«..r««^fi 

potency,  occasioned  by  rhe%Ze  oTw^Ts^n^ton  hid 
ff  iou'ldtlfr"^  h  .it  w^dilcov'K^^^^^  K 

btiS  t^#"''''*  T'*''»  »  ^^^  ^a«  o^ned,  and  a 
^J^n^K  Tk  "P  ?^  ^*  inhabitants,  on  the  hth 
ground  to  the  Horth^ast  (to  effect  which  every  class  of 


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HISTORY  OP  THE  WAR. 


people  united,)  8o  as  completely  to  protect  the  town  in 
the  only  quarter  in  which  it  was  accessible  by  land  forces, 
in  a  te#  days,  a  considerable  number  of  militia  arriv- 
ed from  Pennsylvania  and  Virginia :  and  the  spirits  of 
toe  inhabitants  were  greatly  animated  by  the  arrival  of 
the  naval  veteran,  commodore  Rodgers,  with  his  nUt. 
""«*»  who  took  possession  of  the  heavy  batteries  on  the 
nill.    A  brigadeof  Virginia  volunteers,  together  with  the 
regulars,  was  assigned  to  general  Winder,  and  the  city 
brtgade  to  genekl  Strieker «  the  whole  under  the  com' 
mand  of  major-Weneral  Smith ;  the  two  latter,  distin^ 
guished    revolutionary  j  officers :  general    Strieker  hatl 
served  from  the/tomraeicettient  to  tlie  conclusion  of  that 
\war,  anil  slm^  ittTnaiy  important  battles.    The  ap- 
proach to  thp  citi  by  wa<er  was  defended  by  Foi  tM<Heiif» 
ryt  commanded  by  majok- Armistead,  with  about  sixty  ar- 
tiUemts  under  captain  Evans,  and  two  companies  of  sea 
fencibles,   under    captafins  Bunbury  and  Addison ;   of 
these,  thirty-five  were  ob  ,the  sick  list.    As  this  Dumber 
was  insufficient  to  man!  the  batteries,  major  Armistead 
was  furnished^ith  two  jcompanies  of  volunteer  artillery^ 
under  captain  Berry  arid  lieutenant  Pennington,  and  a 
company  under  Xijtfge  Nicholson,  (ChiefJustice  of  Balti- 
njorc  county)  which  hact  tendered  its  services.    Besides 
these,  there  was  a  detachrtJent  of  commodore  Barney's 
flotilla,  under  lieutenant]  Redman.    General  Winler  had 
also  furnished  about  sixjhundred  infantry,  urHer  lieute- 
nant colonel  Steyart  ankl  major  Lane,  consisting  of  de- 
tachments from  the  twelfth,  fourteenth,  and  thirty^sixth 
regiments  of  the  United  States  troops,  which  were  en- 
camped under  the  walls  jof  the  fort.     The  total  amounted 
to  about  one  thousand  nien^  Two  batteries  to  tlie  right 
of  Fort  M'Henry,  upon  tho  Patapsco,  to  prevent  the  ene* 
my  from  landing  during  the  night,  in  the  re&r  of  the 
town,  were  manned,  the  one  by  lieutenant  Newcomb, 
with  a  detachment  of  wilors;  the  other,  by  lieutenant 
Webster,  of  the  flotilla;  Jjie  former  was  called  Fort  Co- 
vington; the  latter,  the  5ity  Battery. 

It  was  equally  import »nt  to  the  safety  of  the  city,  that 


tU 

ahouid  be 

III.  u>    ou  aiuibi 

repelled^  for 

^  uy  mnu  anu  navai  Torces,  bo^n 
in  case  Fort  M*Henrj(  was  s\* 

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*nemj  were  .ucpessful,  t^^^foJt  1  fu''*  ^1"**  '"T*  °^  **«» 
avail,  and  wooW  even  be  ui?I„^M  **  "  r '°".S*'' ''^  o^ 
'  Fort  M«Ifenry,  and  to  the  ^frf^  '*'*;.  J°  *'»«  ^^^en^e  4 
line.,  the  inhabits  toL?fo^^?f^^    ^."'J'^  ^••«'"  *»« 
of  thedevastatinnrde^sof^fc^^^  Indenenderitly 

scenes  at  WashinJonTnd  A^»v  !.°-'  *".^  ^^^  '^^^^t 
selected  object  ofX  ve„l^i  «Ai ""'  *'''*  ".*^  '^^^  * 
quence  of  ler  activLnS  •!!-l*''*'  ^".^•"y' '"  conge- 
war.    No  one  ci^n  imagine  to  ht*^  ^"""^  *he 

mt^  of  anxious fee^Sf   amonlfiff^lJ"'* P''*"« "^ «»e  , 
all  ages  and  sexes    fS  '^""^my  thousand  people  of  ^ 

woairdeternune  the  B^fJ^lVTT^'^  crisi^TThich 

And  even  in  cie  of  succes'Ifu.  r.?*:"'**^"  .^^  """'''  «itJ- 

ful  incertitude  hSniorerthltr'^^^^^^^^         mostpaii- 

risk  theiB  lives  in  ?fs  defend   t^tt  '*'°'*  ^''"  ^«^  ^ 

ries,  but  their  bosirfS?  ^1^•K*T'■^''^"«••<^«"«- 

an.d  husbands;  ever^  oT  eV^nWi         '"i  J^^^^  ««"« 

could  wield  a  muSrwere  found^'Th'"'^  ^"^^'  ^''« 
committee  of  ssfptv  ^'  i  "^"V  "*  *"®  ranks.    The  ' 

and  the  mo^t  i£^^SSt^  ^^^  '^^T^^^  »'» ''^t 
respectable  coC  Howard  /'hi**^^^^^^  ^««  tfS 

toolcalai^e  share  in  th7nrL«   H'°^^  **•«  revolution) 
proachin/danger.  ;    P''«Paratioii^  to  meet  the  ap- 

river  and  proceeded  untfl  i^°®  1?°'^^'' '^O'^n  the 

«orningof  the  eleventh  o^LS^'tP**"^*  *"«J  ««  the 
mouth  of  the  PataMco  Ihnl  !*P*f  ">'>«••».  »Ppeared  at  tlw 
of  Baltimore,  wXTeSfr^^  «iM  from  the  c  ty 
«nountiftgtofifty  sJil  On  >t  *"  of  war  j^d  transport 
to  the  numberTaUewt^rx^h^ T^a^^^*  4'*"^  ^^^^^l 
of  Wellington,  debaTedTt  NorTp**T' !!j*  ^^t^™*" 
command  t,(  general  tt^l*„nt'^?u°*'  "^  "nder  the 
Ckjr.  Generar«trSkerS.e5tr".S  the»r  march  forSJ 
h«  command,  the  honourof  bdn^^Thf  J ''?f^^^^ 
^invader,  and  was  accordinXd^SfhifK  ™*  H"?*«*  *'^« 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR. 


effective  men;  consisting  of  the  5th  regiment,  under 
lieutenant  colonei  Sterrett,  550  strong }  620  of  the  6th, 
tinder  lieutenant  colonel  McDonald ;  50oWthe  2rth,  un- 
der lieutenant  colonel  Long ;  550  of  the  Sl)th,  under  lieu- 
tenant colonel  Fowler^  700  of  the  Slat,  under  lieutenant, 
colonel  Amey  J  150  nflemen,  under  captain  Dyer;  150 
cavalry,  under  lieutenant  colonel  Biays;  and  tne  Union 
artillery,  of  75  men  and  six  four  pounders,  under  captain 
Montgomery,  (attornjBy  general  of  the  state.)  A  light 
corps  of  riflemen  and  musketry  under  major  Randal,  ta- 
ken from  general  Stanshury's  brigade,  and  the  Pennsyl- 
vania volunteers,  were  detachetf  to  the  mouth  ojf  Bear 
Creek,  with  orders  to  co-operate  with  general  Strieker, 
and  to  cheek  any  landing  which  thc^  enemy  might  effect 
in  that  quarter. 

At  6  o'clock,  P.  M.  general  Strieker  reached  the  meet- 
ing-house, near  the  head  of  Bear  Creek,  seven  miles  from 
the  city.  Here  the  brigade  halted,  with  the  exception  of 
the  cavalry,  who  were  pushed  forward  to  Gorsuch's  farm, 
three  miles  in  advance,  and  the  riflemen,  whet  took  post 
near  the  blacksmith's  shop,  two  mileg.in  advance  of  tht 
encanipment.  The  next  morning  (the  12th)  at  7  o'clock, 
information  was  received  from  the  videttes,  that  the  ene- 
my were  debarking  troops  under  cover  of  their  gun  ves- 
sels, which  lay  off  the  bluff  of  North  Point,,  within  the 
mouth  of  the  Patapsco  river.  The  baggage  was  imme- 
diately ordered  back  under  a  strong  guard,  and  genenU 
Strieker  moved  forward  the  5th  and  27th  regiments,  and 
the  artdtery,  to  the  head  of  Long  Log  Lane,  restii^  the 
fifth  with  its  right  on  the  head  of  a  branch  of  Bear  Creek, 
its  left  OR  the  main  road,  while  the  27th  was  posted  oh 
the  opposite  side  of  the  roa^  in  a  line  with  the  5th.  Tiie 
artillery  was  posted  at  the  IfilRl  of  the  lane,  in  the  inter- 
val between  these  two  regiments.  The  39th  was  drawn 
up  three  hundred  yards  in  tlie  rear  bf  the  27th,  and  the 
5l8t)  the  same  distance  in  the  rear  of  the  5th ;  the  6th 
regiment  was  drawn  up  as  a  reserve  within  sigitt,  half  a 
mfle  in  the  rear  of  the  second  line.  Thus  judiciously 
posted,  the  general  determined  to  wait  an  attack,  having 
given  orders,  that  the  two  regiments  composing  the  front 
line,  should  receive  the  enemy,  and  if  necessary,  fall  back 


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IE  WAR. 

5th  regiment)  yndev 
trong}  620of  the  6th, 
Id;  500 W" the 27th, un- 
of  the  St)th,  under  lien- 
\  5l8t,  under  lieutenant, 
ider  captain  Dyer;  150 
Biays ;  and  the  Union 
lounders,  under  captain 
»f  the  state.)  A  light 
nder  major  Randal,  ta* 
rade,  and  the  PenAsyl- 

to  the  mouth  of  Bear 
with  general  Strieker, 
thc^  enemy  mi^t  effect 

icker  reached  the  meet- 
^reek,  seven  miles  from 
I,  with  the  exception  of 
krard  to  Gorsach^s  farm, 
iflemen,  whd  took  post 
niles.in  advance  of  the 
(the  12th)  at  7  o'clock, 
!  videttes,  that  the  encf- 
iover  of  their  gun  ves- 
forth  Point,,  within  the 
'he  baggage  was  imme- 
ne  guard,  and  genenU 
no  S7th  regiments,  and 

Log  Lane,  resting  the 

branch  of  BearCreek, 
he  27th  was  posted  oh 
line  with  the  5th.  The 

die  lane,  in  the  inter- 
The  S9th  was  drawn 
r  bf  the  27th,  and  the 
ar  of  the  5th;  the  6th 
ve  within  si^it,  half  a 
ne.    Thus  judiciously 

wait  an  attack,  having 
its  composing  the  front 
1  if  necessary,  fall  back 
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325 
«SSiw  iL'-A^'e''*'  •"'  f'™  •■>  «»  right  .f  .h. 

wpecfcd  their  approach  to  h!  *''®  moment  when  he 

Back  upon  the  inwTpoiitianJr^*''®.^  **""  *^°'-P»  facing 

leM  romour  thit  the^nLmv'  '•*^'V« ''«t«n«l  torgroundf 
to  fiuf  #1.— .  _«"'  VJ*  *oemj  were  landinir  an  n..i?n:  "^ 


wdettet  soon  after  brinoJ^!;*  r"^""?K  *''»' 8»nk.  The 
the  eneo^jr  wet?  ^a 3^  ±T*"^"  '''»'  *  ?«•''?  o? 

comptmi,  from  the  iSf  about  i  In «'  *•"*  Howard'. 
"T^Mtteath  ef  that  Sment  '  rW  •"  T'"''^^'  "«der 
a  fe*r  other  rifleren,^  all  »'h^f  P^""  Aisquith'g  and 

piece  of  artillerv  under  «eu?enai?^«r*"*^.'  *  »™«» 
rj',  were  paahed^forwanl  ti  .k.  *•  ®^i®**  *»<*  the  caval- 

«««»T'*  «dSne4  a^  to'e^nrf  "**.  *L^*  ^'^*°*«n««  of  the 

Jy  proceeded  lilf  a  mS^thpn^t  *****"*"'  ^id  scarce. 
Ae  maiii  bodj  of  thT^^ei;^  ^tLTV''  «ont»^t^, 
W  which  a.«i  Heath'.  Sse  i.  .W"'?^  «»«'ed;' 
sevena  <rf  <Ke  American  kiiu?  *'i°*  ""**«••  Nm,  and 
anrefwMed,  for^SS^i'lt**  »»'*  wouBdedrbut  not 

^«^r,pi^ed^qofar  for%l..^'***''''ad  impru- 
nng. whenhe  waakSled bV«ne^fT?~«  '^^  •*'»»»^t- 
Hoirard,  whn  was  it^  th^^lnlJi  "^^""I  of  captain 
Jow,  the  command  devolvK  .ni     "Mi**" "»« <»e*th  of 


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ceiviog  the  two  cf>mprai«8  of  ftoward  and  U^tint,  to 
^  too  much  fatigued  to  share  in  the  approachll^  coSct, 

SSLrt*:;^^?'^  I?  ?T  *"**»?  t^^SveTnot^thonta 
request  on  their  pait,to  be  nermitted  to  share  the«erila 
of  their  townsmen.  At  halF  past  two  o'clock.  tbeHne" 
my  commwiced  throwing  rockets,  which  did  no  injurr, 
and  immediately  ojp^nMontgomeiy's  artillery  ipe?! 
ed  his  fire  upon  them,  which  was  returned  braW 
pounder  and  a  howitzer  upon  the  left  and  centrf .  The 
fire  was  brisk  for  soAe  minutes,  when  the  geisral  or- 
dered it  to  cease  on  his  side,  withaviewSrlringini 
!lL*?J"^flJ"!?  *i*'l  «*nn»ter  distance.  PerceiviiJ 
that  the  efforts  of  the  British  were  chiefly  directed 
affiinst  the  left  iank,  the  genend  brought  up  the  S9th 
into  line  on  the  left  of  the  #7th,and  deShed  two  piee^ 

li^v'fn^  ^*^!  \^  S  *!!•  ^^  5  »»«*  .till  rikor  B%«m. 
p»(etely  to  protect  this  flanky  which  wa«  all  innirtant. 

S!  lis  «?S?*tSSf**  S*.**  **»«  «»*»  reeUnghit  igrtto 
theIeftoftl»39tTi.    This  moTement  was  6idly«lecut.' 
ed,  and  crea^  some  confusion  in  that  quarter;  b  it  was 
jcon  rectaM^ith  the  assistance  of  thj  ^?  S* 
FSile|>'^"'^'  •"**  "**  ^"«^^  inajors,*Calho,«  and 

-^^    ^L^Gir'****.*^^""^  now  displayed,  and  alvanc^ 

^^uJitf^"^^^'    l^nfortinatel^atthiiinnc. 

M^A^  i    \  '^^  T*  ■"''***•»  l»"'«k,  after  m  ring  a 

/*kndom  fire,  broke  and  retrwrted  iMttch  confuiioii,lM 

wme  disorder  in  the  second  battalion  of  the  SMk  The 
J^mJr?'"  time  became  general  from  right  tirlef : ;  the 
SS^nXE^"'***,*^  J?T»"*  "**  dertnwtiye  n^m 
ZiL  ifJi/S^^**?  «»'•"»»»*  which  endeaToaied  to 
;  hl«I    J?  ^""^^  i^  5~?«»  but  thii  was  inrtai  rtly  in 

39th,  who  maiBUincd  their  ground  in  spiteofthe  ISanT 


'»     ^ 


► 

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ard  and  X<eT^rinfc  to 
i4»proadt}i^  conflict, 
(i^rve,notwithonta 
ed  to  share  tti  e  iperila 
wo  o'clock,  tlie  ene* 
which  did  no  injvrry 
tery*6  artillerjropen- 
•  retaraed  t>|rasiz- 
sftandcentr«.  I'he 
whenthegopisralor- 
ha  view  Of  b  ring!  1^ 
istance.  Perceivii^ 
ere  chieflj  directed 
bought  up  the  89th 
detached  two  pieces 
and  still  lAmB  com- 

restinchffi  tfghtto 
nt  was  Mdly  4!xe£i|t«' 
hat  quarter,  bit  was 
f  the  general's  aid* 
najors,  CalhotjiB  and 

played,  and 
onatelj  at  i 
inick,  after  _ 
a  loch  confiiiiori, 
and  occasioned 
n  of  the  390. 
m  right  t»1ef ; 
destraethre 
ich  endesTOQ^ 
this  was 
en  the, 
him  and  bis 
kitish  line 
which  was  „ 
BrstbatlaUon 
1  spite  of  the 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  WAkT 


WMynted  to fourteenhunXeH  r  S"!!°"*'»»'  ^^••^•'y 
wholj  of  the  enemy  The  fir^^ij  *;^''  ''*"  ^PP^-^^  thj 
tw«aty.five  minutes  before  LTLTS**?*'  ""t*'  *b«"t 
<?«w«nerdStriclMr  iLii?:?     "*'"*^'^'*'"ri^^  which 

could  bo  mainteined  no  lont?  ^j  S**T'»''»'  *=»»*«' 
^bout  to  out-flank  hJm  ;«  ^  '  *""  *''*'  'he  enemy  was 

?lst.he  wi  comi  I'^'^rT^"""^^  «ightWe 

he  effected  in  S  o^e^'^S'**  Tl'''*  ••^'^'•^•^  ^'hich 

«;ack.  and  toot  Po^t  on  feifuf 'S^'f  *°  P"""*.  he  ^11 
m  advance  of  tWentreSmin^;  *•»«'•"«»*  half  a  mile 
hy  general  Winder!  wfToh-Jr^  T''?''®  '»«  '^a.s  joined 
side  of  the  citv  buJ  ««»  ^  •"*•,"  stationed  on  the  west 
brigade  and  'Sp£S*  "b?^^7  «^f^^^^^^^^^       the  V.VgTnt 

tlonlS:??^  f.J'^S^M^^^^^^^^^^^^^  with  the  excep. 

were  rtized  with  <be  mS  ♦«  tu^i' °"  °^'he  39th.  who 
njucbsubject,dese7;erhetl:^^^^^^^^  are  sa 

r  »»*  have  done  more,  their  l?8«;n'^lT:.^**.*™"»<=<>"W 
amounted   to  one  hundred  ?Ai"  k>"ed  and  wounded. 

whom  were  some  of  the  most  i.i  TS-*^?**'  (»'n«°gat 
timore)  about  an  eiLhth  S  th/f"  '*  *    '^*°*  "^  ^*'- 

James  i^ry  DoiuSson  of ♦^^^^  ^"«*S««*-  Adjutont 
*«  killed  in  thoKSJif  thflh/  ^^"^•"i-ent lawyer) 
nyjor  Moore,and«Tmberof  S*fe''*'«'"*-^°''  ««»«»  and 
«<*•  The  loss  of  the  British  waSS'^''  *?  •  ' '  ''*'"*  '^^""d- 
^T?f^'«<^<»rii4  t^therr^nVij  ***»'\"?  *hatof  the 
probably  much  greater  ThUnn  '<'^^«^»e<'«ment,  and 
•banpy  effect  Sin  the  one™,  "^l^u**?* '^»'«*«»<:e  had 
"•nts,  they  comnutod  thLT^*  ?"  *heir  official  sUte- 
irl»*r**P'"^I^"S?n.^^^^^  six  thou. 

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of  the  Yorltf (Pennsylvania)  volunteers  j  ^oiant  Ch^- 
>n,  who  wis  slightly  wounded  j  lieutenant  cofonel  IiOng» 
qf  the,  27th,  which  regiment  «  was  unsurpa^se^in  brave* 
ry,  resolution,  and  enthusiasm ;"  lieutenant  colonel  Fow- 
ler i^nd  major  Steiffer,  of  the  SSth^and  the  volunteer 
companies  attached  to  this  corps }  of  captain  Quantril, 
froiiK  Hagerstown,  and  captain  Metzgar,  from  Hanover, 
(Pennsylvania)  the  former  of  whom  was  wounded  j  cap- 
tain Montsemery  had  a  distinguished  share  in  the  action, 
and  gained  great  honour  for  himself  and  his  combany. 
lilajors  Calhoun  and  Fraily,  ai^d  the  general's  aid,  niiyor 
Geui^e  P.Stevenson,  were  highly  complimented  il|  genl^- 
ral  orders;  majors  Moore  and  Rohinson,of  the  27th^ 
were  conspicuously  active  throufi;hout  the  engagement. 
Many  were  tlie  acts  of  patriotism  that  would  dejserve  to 
be  remembered.* 

The  result  of  this  affair,  when  commtipicated  to  the 

lines,  with  the  death  of  the  British  general,  served  to 

.  chebr  the  spirits  of  the  militia,  and  inspire  ceqii^nee. 

*|t  is  difficult  to  pass  in  silence  the  conduct  of  the  venenble 
James  H.  M'CuUo^h.  Although  near  seventy  years  of  age,  and 
of  a  weakly  frame,  he  proceeded  with  a  few  old  men  like  him- 
self, and  requested  permission  to  stand  in  the  ranb  of  the  com- 
pany which  he  had  commanded  twenty  years  before  i  he  was  se- 
verely wounded  and  fell  into  the  haads  of  the  enemy.  The  old 
gentlemaa  was.  at  first,  a  subject  of  mirth  to  the  British  officers, 
who  jested  at  the  idea  of  a  person  of  his  years,  with  one  foot  in 
the  grave,  turning  oiit  as  a  common  soldier;  but  their  jest  was 
changed  to  admiration,  on  the  arrival  of  the  accomplished  young 

,  gentleman,  his  son,  a  surgeon  in  the  serviat^f  the  United  States, 
and  when  they  learned  tnat  he  was  the  oouector  of  the  port  of 
Baltimore.  Such  an  incident  proved  a  spirit  of  resistance,  as  dis- 
cnuraging  to  the  toe  as  a  battle.  Mr.  N.  Williams,  a  senator  of 
Maniand,  was  shot  through  the  body,  and  left  on  the  field  i  hit 
brother,  a  wealthy  merchant,  was  severely  wounded  in  the  thig^ 
Mr.  Uollingswortb,  another  senator,  wait  also  left  wounded  on 
the  fiield. — Amongist  the  citizens  of  note  who  devoted  themselves 
on  ti^  occasion,  none  is  more  deserving  of  being  remembered 
than  major  Uaac  M'Kim,  one  of  the  aids  of  gefieru  Smith,  who, 
bVnis  personal  exertions,  rendered  the  most  essential  service  to 

\tne  cause.  These  individuals  are  named,  to  show  the,  kind  of 
materials  of  which  the  troops  were  composed. 


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"igbt  uiidtr  Mm.  n»,2'  "T. '"  *'"?  •*'«'i«n  spent  the 

ke  tad  a  ftU  «ew  «f  the  Ston  „f  SFf'  ''^"" 
view  of  falling  upTn  hi.  ™rT™5iS'\'°fr'J''  .*'"'  » 

rtip.fi.hin  twTa*^d''"hSf'Srfl,'ns!;'  's'^" 

Arnugtead  arnmim  his  force  in  ILr  n  •  *  ^'^i°^ 
The  regular  .rW^^^  Sr  c.pWn  Ef  "T^r 
yolonteer8underc«DtainN!rh„u«J?  ^?"*»  «nd  the 
in  the  star  fort  r^aVSPn-S^^^S*"""*^  the  bastions 

:?irs^i^rJ:„£S;Ks;j'ni: 

miles;  when,  findioK  themsel^i  i.?^  •  ^/.***°'**^ 

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they  were  at  gtieh  a  digtanqe  as  to  be  oniof  tiie  resch  of 
.the  guns  of  the  fort.  The  ^tuation,  althougii  painfuHv  ^ 
inactive,  was  highly  pcriloas  i  yet  every  niaa  stood  to  hu 
post  without  shrinking.  Qne  of  the  twentT-^oui;pound< 
ers>  o^  the  south>west  bastion,  under  captain  IQcholson, 
was  dif  mounted,  and  kilfed  his  second  lieutenant,  and 
wounded  several  of  his  men.  The  enemy  now  annroacb- 
ed  somewhat  nearer,  so  as  to  be  within  striking  Stance.  . 
A' tremendoHKfire  wab  instantly  opened  from  the  fort^ 
which  eompemd,  him  precipitately  to  regain  his  former 
jMoitton.  The  bombanhnent  was  kept  up  dunqg  the 
whokyjay  and  night  The  city,  thus  assuled  on  both 
side^waited  the  result  with  death-like  silence,  and  «et 
BO  eye  was  closed  in  sleep.  Suddenly,  about  midnitfM, 
a  tremendous  cannonade  was  heard  in  the  direction  of 
the  fort,  and  tiie  affrighted  population  believed  that  all 
was  over.  Their  fears  were  soon  quieted,  by  the  infor- 
mation that  some  bargres  of  the  enemy,'  the  number  not 
known,  bad  attempted  to  land,  but  were  comp^lil  to 
drailr' off  with  all  possible  haste,  after  great  slaughter,  by 
lieutenants  Webster  add  Newcomb.  who  commanded  the 
city  battery  and  Fort  Covington.  By  the  next  morning 
the  bombardment  ceased.-  after  upwards  of  fifteen  bun- 
dred  aheils  had  been  thrbwn  j  a  larjge  portion  of  which 
burst,  over  the  fort,  and  Mattered  their  fragments  amongst 
its  defende*^  i  a  n«at  number  fell  within  the  works,  and, 
materially  injured  two  of  the  publick  buildibn,  and  two 
slightly.  There  were  four  killed,  an(ltmitj-T<Hir  wound- 
ed }  among  the  former,  lieutenant  G|j||et  and  sei^eant 
Clemm,  of  captain  Nicholson's  volunteers,  greatly  la- 
mented bjr  ibeir  fellow-citizens  for  their  MrsoUal  brave- 
ry, and  high  ifaMiiig  in  private  life.  Lieutenant  Kus- 
sel,  (a  genUeman  of  the  Baltimore  bar)  of  Pennington*! 
*-  company,  received  early  in  the  attack,  a  severe  contusion 
in  toe  heel  j  but  he  exhibited  a  noble  example  to  tbe  re^^ 
by  remaining  at  his  post,  notwithstanding,  during  the 
whole  bombardment 

In  .the  course  of  the  night,  admiral  Cochrane  held  s 
^mmuoicatioB  with  the  commander  of  the  land  forces, 
Md  the  entarpria»  being  deemed  impcaeticable,  it  was 


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th.ttheywoSliS^tr.S^^,?*"'^  '"•m  to  belirw, 

^    active  commaK  SdStii^^^^^^^^  *■«>» 

on  tht  lines  when  the  XJl^^ '^"*'  however,  found 
Spence  took  To  Ictive  Jir^^  T'  "P****^*''    ^aptai. 
fence.    At  da.y  S  S»rin^m.?*  P^- P*™^^^^  fof  de-'^^ 
.  ral  Winder  wm  immed?aSv^L^^^^  ^one- 

the  Vii^inia  brirtZa^d  Jfn^?**^^!?.  •"?«"«"■*»  with  , 
the  same  time TaiorXSP       *'«»  "'^'^ageons.    At 

jight  cofps^  .nd7ii^h'S^;i7;,^^^^^^^^^    :••*•*  J» 

the  3ame  object.    The  in^t  SJLf^i  *"*  °»o^'9^  ^r* 
'  however,  so  wo™  out  wfth^nS^L**!  ^V'^f*  ^^'^* 

Jfiog  nier  arm™  dTri^g'fh^S  ^Xnd '^^^^       *°^  ^•*'» 
the  greater  part«»h..^  flLr ♦«     ^  "?"  nights,  exposed 


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HISTORr  OTb' 


rHE  WAR. 


■  soothed  ihe  publicising  foir  the  affair  of  Washingtwn. 
JBut  one  moinent)>eforey  the  popular  dismay  appeared  to 
have  reached  itslachme,  and  i  the  mo^t^loomy  Mticipa- 
tiWTB  seeiped^about  to  be  realized.  The  case  of  Balti. 
more'  came^  home  to  every  individual  bosom,  for  illl  the 
larger  towns  were  equally  threatened  with  devastation. 
The  feelings  of  the  iuhabitants  of  the  city  itself,  can  with 
difficulty  be  conceived;  measures  wej-e  taken  to  cele- 
brate the  ocfl||vencev  to  reward  those  who  held  distin- 
guished comflmds,  and  te^ierpetuate  the  meinory  of  this 
awful  period.  To  those  who  fdl  intthe  sacred  cause  of 
the  d^nce  of  their  firesides  and  their  homes,  a  modu- 
ment^as  decreed  to  be  erected  in  the  centre  of  the  ciW. 
The  illuminations  throughout  the  United  States  had 
scarcely  been  ejctinguished,  when  news  of  the  raostt)ril- 
liant  success  was  re«?ived  from  the  northern  frontier. 
While  admiral  Cochrane  was  threatening  the  sea  coast 
with  devastation,  at  the  request,  as  he  stflited,  of  sir' 
George  Prevost  j  this  officer,  who  was  invading  the  Uni- 
ted States  in  another  auarter,  held  a  very  different  lan- 

^^.M^e. '  While  he  could  direct  the  British  forces  to  the 
South,  to  lay  waste  and  destroy,  if  he  really  ever  gave 
such  directions,  he  was  a  great  stickler  for  liberal  and  ho- 
nourable warfare  on  the  borders  of » Canada.  His  lan- 
guage Wta  of  the  softest  and  most  conciliatory  kind.  On 
entering  the  state  of  New-York,  "he  makes  known  to  its 
peaceable  and  unoffending  inhabitants,  that  they  have  no 
cause  of  alak-m  from  this  invasion  of  i^ir  coutttry,  for 
theisafety  of  themselves  and  families^for  the  security 
of  their  property.  He  explicitly  assvires  them,  that  as 
long  as  they  continued  to  deiutan  themsMves.peacedbly, 
they  shall  be  protected  in  the  quiet  possession  of  their 
homes,  and  permitted  freely  to  pursue  their  various  oc- 
cupations. It  is  against  the  government  of  the  United 
States,  by  whom  this  unjust  and  unprovoked  war  ha% 
been  declared,  and  against  those  who  support  it,  either 
openly  of  secretly,  that  the  arms  of  his  majesty  are  di- 
rected.  The  quiet  and  unoffending  inhabitants  not  found 
in  arms,  or  otherwise  not  aiding  in  hostilities,  shall  meet 
with  kind  usageandgenerous  trtatineDtj  and  all  jott 


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AR. 

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tr  of  WashingiitR. 
{may  appeareH'^to 
ir^loomy  anticipa- 
L'hie  case  of  Balti« 
bosom,  for  blithe 
with  devastation. 
\ty  itself,  oan  with 
Ce  taken  to  cele- 
who  held  distin- 
he  meinoryof  this 
le  sacred  caase  of 
r  homes,  a  modu- 
centre  of  the  ci'tjr. 
Jnited  States  had 
8  of  the  raostt)ril- 
northern  frontier, 
ling  th<e  sea  coast 
he  st&ted,  of  sir 
invading  the  Uni- 
ery  different  lan- 
itish  forces  to  the 
I  re«llj  ever  gave 
forlitieralandho- 
anada.  His  lan- 
liatorv  kind.  On 
akes  Known  to  its 
that  they  have  no 
leir  country,  for 
Ir  for  the  security 
res  them,  that  as 
tiMves  peaceably, 
ossession  of  their 
their  various  oc- 
snt  of  the  United 
rovoked  war  hati 
support  it,  either 
s  majesty  are  di- 
ihitants  not  found 
ilities,  shall  meet 
Dtj  and  all  Joat 


HISTORY  OF  TUB  WAR.  ^^ 

•haU  be  immedS'tely  re^^^^^^^        °'£tb..rpossession.: 
.     of  retaliation,  nor  Se  slUtest  bi„??K.?/i?  "''^^^K  "^'^ 
part  of  the  Americans  imlno?hin   *'i  *'i®.''*''  ^"  **»• 
to  the  usages  of  war     x^thl     "i-'^**"'^"*]***  according 
led  his  Sr  to  PUttsbJ^  .te  ^fu  r*^**  «''■  ^^^ 
tember,  whife  theTet t^^^^jU^^^^ 
m  order  that  he  miffhrmJkf ! '      *  "  *"'  ^^'^  "P  the  lake, 
land  and  water.    Kev^^«tnT*'X?°ai'«  ''^^^^^  V 
had  transpired  n  thirZrlr^^^f  *  ''*?^  *n8equencJ 
the  batter^  at  ,JL*  mouThT6ttorTreef  ?„"  TtV" 
®^.;*'«'»*«[?  repulsed  with  loss;'  '*'  '"  ''^'t  *^« 

i»o;  h?of  il'a*nd'Z^^^^^        '^'"^T*'*-    i>«4  the 
,  .  ivhieh  had  so  much  d^fnt^u  a'^^ fl^""  tho«rronne, 

ton,  arrived^n'"t"h'e'^fSett"rL?i*-^  ^^"•"S- 
to  contend  wjtif  Brown  on  the  N'a^a?a>'°8  «?»*"? 
about  fourteen  thousnnH    JL     ^^'®8*5*' *ne  remainder, 

Prevost,  agreeab^TtSe'oVEnf'S;"  u'?*  ^^  '''  ^eorgi 
the  pur^^  of  eSerim.  f^^^^^^^  ^^S^^U  for 

is  giod?eason  to  bel  Ivf  that^^f/^^^^'^^'?-  ^here 
important  obiect  thin  !'  -     movement  had  a  more 

cesLra  p^y  IL  "r  '"kTJ*  '  •'"^  >t  been  su^    . 
anoth*;  ^rterVon  thed^trN*^  have  followed  from 
8eizngtl?e  line  of  the  H.^iV      ^®'^;^*"'*'»  in  ortfer,  by 
Newingland  stato/.^;?E  completely  to  cut  offthj 

tion,  that  the  p^^^oV'Sl?^^^^^^^^      ^^t^^T  «*^<=*P- 
recolonized,  or^CLt  wiJSr.    /*  ^?^''  fH^mit  to  fie 
After  eenerallBS  ua'^'^,  '^®'"  *^  U&'on. 

exceed  fifteen  ffirefi^S^"®"'  M^Com^did  not 
•Qd  new  recruiterexceX^nu^*"^  '^  ^'"^  ^^«d»» 
^  had  not  an  oiyinlSfbafwio;  °*¥C"'*«5  *K6th, 
no  state  of  defence  airtl  ♦?- ?  T"*  ^^^^^  wekin 

«eat  ^i«^Xr!?C  Brill  T*"^    °r**°"<^«  ^^reiii 
Cfiampiiin  oMhe 3d  „f  w^  u'""^  ^'^^  possession  oP 
inatioS«Vand  impre^^effP*^^^        '*^^  '"'•*>•"  «»«  Procla- 
vicinity;it  waXTdS^l'^ffihe^"'  ?"? '"  *»•« 
•tuck  0.  Flat^b«rgh.    N^  St^^^ft^  C, ^J 
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5S!X?:^j;^i^:-^  r  «din  ord,r  to 

thej  were  divid Jbto  d^h^.^*****  '?®'^T  »»*» «»«»» 
ttveral  Fort,  x  tiM  S?««i  hJ!? !?**'  •"'*  "^^oned  in  tKe 

to  defend  it  tothe  SSfSSLu  **•  T."  T**'*^*  '^n'J  l^-nd 

arranged  *  ith  hiiT^J!:  ."^*'»e  New-Y^rk  militia,  and 
■»••?•    ThS»hSitafc^^^  »n»itia  en 

whcfformedtheS^Si?!*  ^'''*'"*''  and  some  boy«, 

lec^'lrren'Cdr^^  ''--^-»- 

mile,  on  the  ^km«n  t         ""'i*'*'  advanced  ?even 

appfoachcd  ^  'at,the  8am«  «"  -  *  «^^i  ^  "  *''*^ 
Jr^V^kiiHsdoinae  brWg^^^^^^^  faltlT '^'^  ^•^  ^'^ 
Sprowl.  with  two  hundSd  men  of  SF*  ;*,!?•  ^^P***" 
was  posted  at  Dead  Creek  bTS^  **  J^***  regiment. 
w^«miIarord7ra  J  hrtas  arn«!'^''l*'^«  i^^^  --oad 
•elf,  two  field  pie^s  beirfnl  k^''!*''?*  **»  '^^t'fy  '>!•«- 
the  purpose.  KvSf  of^S.^  *"  "^l?  *'°*™*«'*  f<«' 
colonel  Applinit  was  n^L     -^A"  Po»'t»on»  lieutenant- 

forthepa^i?airo/^ilhL*\r?  '''*°^''*^^  "A*™*". 
dayligfitottthefiS.  !♦».      ^  *'^®"'  Movements.    At 

we«avrcilintwo  rJf  *'''^^"''*  *''**  «'«  toemy 

ThecoTumnon  theBeckman  «™!^    ^^t**7  ^'""S®- 

the  -iHtiaskirmth^  a  mSe  wiVlfe^^       ^P'*?^? 
but  which,  with  the  exccDtion  nf     f  "  advance  parties, 

kroke^W  fled  i.  thS^  disolr  ^Tr\  •~» 
of  two  hundred  and  fiTtvin.«  ..  j  •'^*  .^  detachment 
iMJen  marched  toXirs4Zr;;57  '"•Jo'"  Wool,  had 
•mpleof  firronessi  buH?^.r  f  *"^j*°***«^  *•»«•»  «n  ex- 
Rndinir  Sat  ti  If    *f  '^".''*'  "°»vafling. 

within  aliS  of  A'attsbS^'t*""^  ''»<*  P«"«*«ted 


colonel  Applina  to~'refHrn"VJ^™t"  ^®'".®.  '*«ceived  for 

Cieek.  anJfall !n  Sie  !n«m  JTi'i  P?"*»°»  »*  «ead 

fortunately  Sd  JustTn^l'J^''*  *^*"^-    ^he  colonel 
/  .rr^i^ea  just  in  tim^  to.  s^e  his  retre»t,  and 


"'^^1^^/ 


T      1  tlf 


HE  WAR. 

efence;  and  in  order  to 
ongthe  officers  and  men, 
»nts,aiid8faitlonedintfie 
ring  mordeca,  that  eacti 
ts  own  work^  and  bonnd 
'.At  the  same  time,  he 
;New.Ywk  militia,  and 
Hin^  out  the  militia  en 

*ui|;h  fled  with  thdrfa- 
w  men  and  some  boys, 
mpanj,  received  rifles, 

the  month,  having  col- 
iilitia,  advanced  seven 
ad,  to  watch  the  raor 
i8h  with  them  as  the^ 
»  obstruct  the  road  b> 
railing  trees.    Captaii 
ot  the  ISth  regiment, 
e,  on  the  Lake  road, 
ordered  to  fortify  him- 
d  to  his  condraand  for 
»  position,  lieutenant- 
Qne  hundred  riflemen, 
heir  movements.    At 
wned  that  the  «nemy. 
y  each  of these  roads, 
>elo^  Chazy  Village. 
a^Plttached  rapidly; 
iiti  advance  parties, 
few  brave  men,  soon 
rder.    A  detachment 
ler  major  Wool,  had 
to  shew  them  an  ex* 
I  unavailing, 
mns  had  penetrated 
re  were  received  for 
«8  position  at  Dead 
i  flank.    The  colonel 
we  his  retr«at,  and 


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aiSTOEY  OP  THE  WAH 


n 


;j*wjjie  obstructions  wJre,  howSS?  f'L*''*''""? '  ^o»- 
'^/jOytheremova  ofthAkm'.!  .'^'  ™n>wh  in  their 

P^  the  creek.  **   "P  ^'^*'n  We  galfeyg  ^  the/ 

Se'^I.^  T»  "''-^^^^^^  the  north  east 

Jjje  Ch       I  i^^  ^bile  the  ^"^ri" In  '^  u*"*™"^*  »^ 
uirectly  opposite.    Thi»  *^J1  l  .*^*^  ^orks  are  situafMl 

558k  fire  until  they  had  «»7»i"Pv  *J»ne,  keeping  uba 
The  enemy  then  thre w  th^l  TlV  *^^«»'  "^  «heir  woSa 

h  out  the  day  thdr     &«!  ^«"»  ^et  on  fire     Sin  ^* 

of  force 

nemselves 

■'"•  annoy 

*""J  an  intermission, to  the 

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skirmisheg   which  took  place  between  them  and  the 
militia,  who  acted,  after  the  first  day,  with  great  intre- 

Eiditj.  The  American  .reeulars,  at  the  same  .time,  la- 
,  ourM  incessantly  to  extend  and  strengthen  tiieir  works. 
DuringsOiis  time,  a  handsome  affair  was  achieved  br 
captain  M^Glassin,  who,  crossing  the  riv^r  in  the  night, 
assailed  the  British  regulars,  more  than  three  times  his 
numbers,  stationed  at  a' masked  battery,  which  had  been 
for  some  days  oreparing,  drove  tliem  from  their  potts, 
and  demolisheu  the  works.  ' 

.  The  principal  cause  of  delay,  j^hich  was  forti^nate  for 
the  Americans,  was  the  momenjury  expectation  of  the 
fleet,  which  was  intended  to  cO-operate.  On  the  morn- 
ing of  the  eleventh,  at  eight  o'clock,  the  look-out-boat 
of  commodore  M'Donoug^,  announced  its  appoach.  It 
consisted  of  the  frigate  Confiajice,  carrying  tiiirtyrifine 
suns,  twenty-seven  of  which  were  twenty-four  pounders ; 
the  brig  Linnet,  of  sixteen  guns ;  the  sloops  Chub  and 
Finch,  each  carrying  eleven  gtms ;  thirteen  gallies,  five 
of  which  carried  two,  and  the  remainder  one  gun.  The 
commodore  at  this  moment  lay  at  anchor  in  ^attsburgh 
hajff  and  intended  in  that  situation,  to  receive  theenem^. 
His  fleet  consisted  of  the  Saratoga,  carrying  twentv>six 
guns,  eight  of  which  were  long  twenty-four  pounders ; 
the  Eagle,  of  twenty  guns :  the  Ticonder(^;a,  of  seven- 
teen i  tne  Preble,  7 ;  and  ten  gallevs,  six  of  which  carried 
two,  the  remainder  one  gun.  Aesides  the  advanta^ 
which  the  enemy  possessed,  in  beingable  to.choose  their 
position,  their  force  was  much  superiour.  The  number  of 
guns  in  the  British  fleet  amounted  to  ninety-five,  and  of 
men,  to  upwards  of.  a  thousand }  while  that  of  the  Ame- 
ricans WM  eighty-six,  and  the  number  of  men,  less  by  two 
hundred.  '  One  of  the  American  vessels  had  been  built 
with  despatch  almost  incredible.  Eighteen  days  before, 
the  trees  of  which  it  was  constructed,  were  actually 
growing  on  the  shores  of  the  lake. 

The  American  vessels  were  moored  in  line,  with  five 
gun-boats,  or  galleys,  on  each  flank.  At  nine  o'clock^ 
captain  Downie,  the  British  commander,  anchored  in  line, 
abreast  of  the  American  squadron,  at  about  three  hundred 


;l 


■'f 


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•■^"Hk^r 


i^'i^!^ 


rilE  WAR. 

I  between  them  and'  the 
ret  daj,  with  great  intre- 
irs,  at  the  sane  .time,  la- 
ad  strengthen  their  works. 
e  aflfair  was  achieved  br 
ng  the  river  in  the  night, 
more  than  three  tiroes  his 
1  batterjt  which  had  been 
etiiem  from  their  posts, 

,  j^hich  was  forti^nate  for 
njtary  expectation  of  the 
o-operate.  On  the  mom- 
p'clock,  the  look-out-beat 
neunced  itsappoach.  It 
jice,  cart^jing  thirty riiine 
ere  twenty -four  pounders ; 
ns ;  the  sloops  Chub  and 
uns ;  thirteen  gallies,  five 
■emainder  one  gun.  The 
at  anchor  in  Plattsburgh 
tion,  to  receive  the  enemy. 
»ga,  carrying  twentv«8ix 
ig  twenty-four  pounders ; 
te  Ticonderoga,  of  seven- 
illevs,  six  of  which  carried 
Besides  the  advanta^ 
being  able  to.  choose  their 
uperioor.  The  number  of 
kted  to  ninety-five,  and  of 
[ ;  while  that  of  the  Ame- 
lumber  of  men,  less  by  two 
An  vessels  had  been  built 
e.  Eighteen  days  before, 
nstructied,  were  actually 
ke. 

moored  in  line,  with  five 
>  flank.  At  nine  o'clock, 
imander,  anchored  in  line, 
90,  at  about  three  hundred 


'^K-y^r  '  -"  '  •■'■r'  <:  ^fftfi ''^^-"'-}s| 


■  J.  -'^t- 1 


WSWinr  OF  TflE  WAfc 


Ijr^divisionf"^^  ^^  "*^'  '^^P  ^"^  opposed  to 
-liSLS*^^***®"  *•»«  ''•'o'*  force  on  both  sid».  l^«. 

J«wi,  the  contest  commenced  betW«Sierri  feSlJ 
and  sir  Geonre  PrevosL    rtnm  «f  «.- ib*»^l    .  *«^o«nb 

cUdI  the  «c.lVvJ2ir  "*y«»«tt«rj  sMDied  to  in. 
aeyhfiy  i»cre«irfM?Si23(.?^ffeV5T'  •«?- 

l[  fresh  SSadside^  t£  W«^^^  Which*'  ''"^  T^'^  "'^* 
dered.  A  broadside  w«i  fh£  ^«  'l  T"  *^**''  ^^''^^t^-^ 
ifh«h.ur«nd31a^^^^^  oa  the  Mg, 

yposed  to  the  Eagle  had  struck  to  cL?Ii^n    ?®  *^*^P 

^gMIeys  were  sunk,  the  others  eaca,^,  aU  the  rjli 


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MBTORT  OP  nm  WAX*:' 


■'■J: 


tte  fleet  fell  into  th«  h«idt  of  coonnodore  Wthntn^, 

•ctrcely/4  matt  in  either  wjawlron  ca|Ntble  iibSaiSl 

There  were  Ajy-five  round  shot  ii^ the  hull  of  ^fltot 
ikifca,  and  in  the  Confiance  one  hundred  and  fl^  Tba 

£l7iT  ''J'  **'*''  ^■•*  ""  **•*  *»y  •»»*  »»»ot  tho  action 
luted  Iwohoura  and  twen^minitob.  The,,«omm«ndir 
of  Je  Confiance  waa  kUle/,  witk  fortynHliThiTiSl! 
«tid  sixty  wounded.  Chi  board  the  Saratoga  there  werL 
twentj^qht  killed,  and  twenty-nine  "cSdedl  0?S 
firat,  WM  lieutenant  Gambl*,  and  on  board  the  TiMn- 

SLSr^f-  **•}•  ^mong  the  wounded;  were  lieutenant 
wS.  'tk!I15*  n**""*.??^''  "«*  midshipman  Bald- 
23?  11 J  !  *°*ri.!*^* '"  ft?  American  squadrbn  amount- 
^ to fifty.two killed, and fifty-eiriit woVnded.  Theloi " 
of  the  enemy  was  eiehty-four  killed,  one  hundred  and 
ten  wounded,  and  eiJ&t  hundred  and  fifty.sU  pSontS 
which  actually  exceeSed  the  number  of  tfoir^ptore. 

n\i8  engapioent,  so  deeply  interestthg  to  the  two  ri- 
val  nations,  took  place  in  si^tof  thehosSfe  armbs.  But 
ttey  were  by  no  means  quiet  spectators  of  the  scene  J  a 
hot  engagement  was  kept  up  during4he  whole  time ;  Ae 
wr  was  filled  with  bombs,  rockete.  sharpnels.  «wi  hot 
billto-^-hreedesperate  efforts  were  madeV  the^iS 
to  cros^  over,  ana  storm  the^  American  worii,  in  wWch 
they  were  lu  ofte^repulsed,  with  considerable  loss.    M 

attempt  to  force  the  bridge,  was  bravely  defeated  bfa 
djUcEmeot  of  regulars  and  captain  CTrosvenor's  rle* 
men.    They  attempted  a  ford  about  three  mUes  above. 

^LTfl^*'*?'^^  ""^i*^  ^J  *  ^y  »f  Tolunteera  and 
mi  itia,  posted  ita  «  wood,  that  the  greater  part  of  the 

detachment  was  cutto  pieces.    The  Slbrts  ofthe  enemy 

naturally  relaxed,  ifter.  witnessing  the  bainfut  siaht.  m 

little  expected,  of  the  entire  captu^  of  Cfiee?  Th" 

finng  was,  howpuer,  keptup  untU  night  f  at  dusk  the  en- 

einy  withdrew  Aeir  artillery,  and  rJSed  the  siege.    The 

jJaos  of  sir  George  Preyost  wei^  comptetely  Sstrated. 

«ac«  the  Amencans  had  now  the  ^ommiand  of  the  >Jw  i 


4s    '  1^- 


^^ 


^^^k.'^fM'  '-t-^-Tf?  ""J  -i-'^Sk  ^■W^<  '^i^ 


y- 


"^^'^.^fWrl^'' 


connodora  M^Donoog^. 
est  wu  over,  there  WM 
Iron  captUe  of  bearing  a 
▼esMlt  in  a  nnkiog  atiSe; 
>tiiitb«halior^8ani- 
handred  and  fiib*    Tho 
hf  bot  ahot    The  action 
nptes.    TlM^tomnander 
lib  fortjr-nilte  of  liia  men, 
the  Saratoga  there  were 
r-nine  woanded.    Of.  (he 
and  on  board  the  'Kcon- 
lon  of  general^Stanabuiy, 
unded,  were  lieutenitnt 
-,  and  midahipman  Bald- 
rican  tquadron  amount- 
^t  wounded.    The  lost 
illed,  one  hundred  and 
I  and  fiftj.aix  priaonersy 
iber  of  ttair  captora. 
aterestlitt  to  the  two  ri- 
thehoetilo  armies.  But 
ictatora  of  the  scene ;  a 
ing4he  whole  time;  the    ^ 
Bts,  sharpnels,  and  hot 

sre  made  by  the  British    . 
lencan  worb,  in  which    ' 
considerable  loss.    An 
bravelf  defeated  by  a 
tain  OroBvenpr's  rifle- 
Dut  three  miles  above, 
bodj  of  volunteers  and 
be  greater  part  of  the 
he  eflforts  of  the  oiemj 
ig  the  jpainful  sight,  so 
re  of  (heir  fleet    The 
ni|(ht)^atdosktheen^ 
raited,  the  siege.    The 
completely  frustrated, 
iommandof  thejakei 


y- 


yf 


HWTOBY  OF  THE  ^Afc  ''^ 

i7t'^^'h!fl***'*T"  ^*™«'f  «^^   America"  work.^ 
UW04M  not  serve  him  in  anv  furtlier  degiirnt  in  Si 

Jieanl^me  he  *.ould  be  eappse/to  great  daS  from  Ih! 
i^.'l^rir"!!l*h"  •f  theAmerican  force?%nde^  uS 

tSniiSS  JJfnS  7*"^  •'*  '^'^  "««•  •^  tianslSI-S: 
«oni  and  before  day  the  next  mdrninr,  his  whole  iKirr- 

r*'!?5^*^  retreied,  leaving  behSfd  S^el^  .ick  3 

•^ly  pursued,  a  number.af 
I  upwards  of  Ave  hundred 


qnantiti^  Were  afte 
in  the  ground,    'fh 
8(ragglers  Were  picf 
deserters  ca^e  in. 
^  Those  of  t^eBri 
terred  with  the  honou 
M  (he  Americans  to 


wwry  who  /eir,>ere  in- 
,^  -  -  The  humane  atientioa 
»«ijided,  and  the  politeness  and 


Itenerbua  atW«  J.  *«1fc"?*''^»  •■"  ""*  PoIUeness  and 
in  Sfiil  H  k1^.5!PT"'^  acknowledged 

tiaSDowieuteo^rS"/'^"l^u<?*r'«^        «P- 
llM^M  ffi»?Sl    '**'P*'*^  **  **»•  edmiralty/ 
«.ILJ       J    "'»P<**jntous  invasion  moat  hanDilV  m^ 


S-     * 


?f?i^ 


1     S  .'-J?' 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR. 
CHAPTERXIX. 


"4; 


^ffair.  to  the  8outhwafd-CM<^o.taitie.-lkLijr^ 
Lou.8,«„»-Affairt  of  thegunJK^t-Britid,  force.  l«,ded  b 
U.u.8««^Battleofthe23dof  DecembeiwBattle  of  theSA 

ofPrZT^?''  »f -J>co™pel.edto«tre.t-BoPd»ent 
ot  Fort  St.  Phihp— Peace  with  Great  Britain. 

The  National  legislature  convened  under  ven  diir«r«..# 
feelings  from  those  that  had  existed  in  this  b^^  ft  mA; 

devTsin^V^t.7  «*''«'•  r'^"*  remained  but  ffinf; 
devising  the  best  meanH  for  carrving  on  the  war.  which 
^  had  become  a  war  of  defence.  Whatever  dXencehf 
fr*h '"'"*  •?'«'•*  P''*^*^^  ^'t'*  respect  to  ie  pi*  Si 
to  fA""'"  '!!  P^'r"'  *^'"  ''*«  »»"*  little  as  t^ti^  ^,2 
to  be  pursued  m  future.    Th«  great  cause  df   heTJIt 

&"Z' a?lS'*  *!i^««^--trationrFreochS! 
SrJ*«?!'*  i  *"*"<*»  a"d  tlie  recent  conduct  rf  Great 
Britain  towards  this  country,  rende^d  it  impwSble  for 

tiJities  when  these  causes  no  lomrer  p«i«»^     tS** 
could  now  be  the  advocate  of  bIE  "''**^-    ^"  '^"'^ 
*    All  felt  the  neglect  with  which  our  ministers  in  Enran^ 
had  been  treated,  suffering  them  to  i^a'n  for  ««^E* 

lot  vt'^r^'S  *  S''^^*  "^tfon,  endwwirini  tJ 
I^i?*i'-  k'^  ^  *  Z^"^*  '^  *'-«»<y  '^hich  might  hive  feen 

?*hich  took  p  ace  on  fhe  meeting  of  the  coinmi3sSi 

Trii"**     I°Pu  '^""?  *"  ?"•■*•«■  on  the  floor  of  cinirreM 

Jeacf  rrttn"'"5'  'J  Z?:'  '^'^"^  that  alftef 
peace  were  at  an  end,  and  the  people  beitan  to" LeMr« 
their  minds  for  a  long  and  blooSy  ^y^^lZ  |SK 


"%^4  W »'  k'.!,jjl.        'til, '4.^.  /fij/,*v^   '1'   1,°.,      yi>*;Sfelt.' ^'' k 


mt 


,  .    '/''  insTORY  OP  THfi  wak  in 

and  S;;';i:!'S'SJ«  ''»«^'  ^^^t^en  the  two  nations^:-- 

:  ■    ed  until  •amVp^KTarh""*'"  "T''.^  '"^«  r^ld! 
to  prevent  the  Srence   at  .Z.  7^*  '^^  ^^^'^  ^^^^^ 
I  detestable  abases  in^M!.^?^ 
«f  impressioK  h^P  gSS  *"'^«*'»n*  on  the  practice 

>  irhicf  had  4duSdTlI?™ ''"''  ^*'^'»  5  »  practice!. 

fellow  citiz^S^'l^j'a;,™^ 

during  this  first  war  nl-ervti^rl""''  '°«.!P«"«««e 
u»  to  vindicate  this  nrinSni J  -^  f^"**.®  ^°"'*'  enable 
greater  hope  of  sTceL    i^i/.  *-!™''  J"«^««  ^^tb  a* 
concluded  GSritafn  if ^V'*''^.  reasonable  to- 
paid  for  the  impreMmeS^?^^^  «»«  time. -dew-ly 

cation  of  thei7pTprty   and  th.;?^"''*  ^«  <^*«fi«- 
.fee  cautious  how  TCfrinSJ  ™.  *  !^^*«'?  she  would  < 

>  compelling  an  enTm? to  «T"»f*?*^  '*»  ««'«»««»>       - 
tfiatawVr  isVcceS/it  i.  k   "^r'***^  ''•»   '^•"""ft 

and  the  injurv  infl?r>i^    *u   ''^ '''^  "-^aKtance  madL 
ThlasinceSwfshfor^'   !«  '^..^^^"^   •«  atta™d^ 
ti-h  commissiorrsVX  !ro^?*'i~  '"^^'^J'  "»«  »«- 
r**^"*  the  8urpenrr  oraKL**  «»««,  as,a-,»^ 

rorj,  andMotti  rehnq^ighmentot  th»: 


1' 


jl^   .' 'jij\' Vm/i^*  ( > '  1 1        » .4ySi,  A **''•, j« -  *J  *     '   '»t' 


ftV 


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m,  '■i 


34S 


HISTORY  OF  THE  WAR 


"Iff  the  neMdati^hv  *  *''«.*"*'>i«rtifice  of  nj-oloDg- 
in  the  ff^est  .nanl,^^^^^^^  *"■  **  ^'"P""*'*"  *«  «8»lt  them  _ 

while  thelreat  rnVS  ♦!{        i  *"**  ?"'^  '"tempenite, 
become  better  rScile^^^^ 


»i»' 


?.'t^^jt^'' 


t  ■4li  t,        .)!<>,' 


?r-.'nj«cv 


-x  '-J-t'^'^. 


THE  WAR  '  ' 

unwarranted  pretensiont 
nt  Could  it  be  supposed. 
■8»on  an  occasion  like  the 
triffiog  Artifice  of  prolone- 
mg  teAra  from  whm  thvf 
Bj  consistently  with  the 
!. from  them?  If  sferious. 
ing  Ignorance  of  the  situa*. 
disposition  to  insult  them 

t  before  the  legislature  of 
vedthe  approbation  of  all 
strong  pioof  of  a  dispo* 
»ecoontPfi  The  leaders 
nd  States,  opposed  to  the 
B  and  more  iotemperate, 
'le,on  thecontrarj,  were 

eramiii^kenideaofthe 
I  ctwvenfioB  was  propose 
Jecticut?  and,  accordiiw 
o  less  than  a  scparatio^ 
may  have  been,  it  wa» 
oved  by  the  majority  of 
Je  states  onlj  convened, 
New-England  J  and  after 
>  to  destroy,  as  was  sop- 
ick,  terminated  in  a  de- 
Bg  since  fonrottcn,  and  « 
congress  of  the  United 
ons  to  the  Federal  Con- 
ed to  the  several  states' 
rejected.   IptbePenn-. 
iinaiy  memorial  was  re^- 
le  and  eloquent  report 
be  opposition,  in  whicli 
early  refuted,  the  cod- 
conduct  of  the  memo- 
i^empt  to  destroy  the 
Hi  only  disgraceful  ta 
I"  it  b«-  the  MiMtmi'ffcMg*  - 


'       ttlSTORV  OP  THE  WAR. 


d4S 


•  triots.  may  be  Tternal .  ThL  aI^  the  Wood  of  pa- 
.  greater  reason  toadmir;,  and  lovrfK?". •''*'.  """^  »«»» 
«onn(%,  since  the  mbst  v  o?ent  W  JL  !  »"»*«"«8P*  of  big 
fertress  of  his  safety/Shi-nK' '*""«*  *«''«  t*^" 
confederation  of  thSe  stotLji;""^^^^^^  '^^^'  The 
*nwscends  almosl«feverv  eflS*  ZVi    "  >«'»P»ftot  which 

"Mfh^Moodshed  h«  iJi^ljied  JrSr 'Ir •  M**^ 
will  It  not  save  in  AtnrTj  i  i  ^^»*"'*  how  much 
tto  Grecian  8tote«-fn^  r^?"*"  "*  ^^  **'^*'«'  wars  of 
«^t  ne«hro«ri^^^^^^^^  '*  «  but  tOoTu^f 

-  mies.  What  strength  dS«n„**J^^ft*'*°**"''a'ene. 
to  each  individSltate    anrf   this  glofious  Uniox,,  give 

^/individual citii^whoiitSs.^'i.?'^^^       ^^^  ' 
*  i»^on,  instead  of  E™„??^*t^ 

«nnot  contemnfftfthif aXct.  iShl J  k'*-  ^  B*^  "»«<» 
Ae  most  magnSbent  cim«S««„  '^'™f «*  beinrfillcd  with 
wretch,  whTlii*^£^V^°*l^'''»7tothe 
ag«»sthisco«ntry,1S^H^^^  wiclJedoess 

M  to  wish  to  loosenlheffiu  t^     t'\^*"'*"^«'*»tores, 

~tion,  destined  to  be  Wofthi^  ''''l!^  ^*  "«  "«*» » 

Another  impo,Sntaffalt«  tSS^tr  *^' S'*^^ 
In  WBsequenceof thecaottraff  u^r  ^'°'*  congress. 
prehensiMs  were  enteS?I?S;.*  "**'*«'*l"^■«''«o»»i>- 
g»vemment  w^ld  follow  1^.*5?  *,'*r^*'  «f  tbe  seatTf 
fcnowBthattherrwerea^»rf?''"i'''/  ?*  »'  ''^  well 

BMt  these  fears  were  s'^^nS^^S'.r.';'**  ?  *''"^'*«- 
.  I»«7  put  at  rest ;  the  ven^«SJl  ?  *  .1  question  was  fi. 

o^rreSblick  preVlued  *oJ:rX"X'r^'*'J**^«''  ^^ 
•nd  the  city  of  WanW^JII!.  •     ^    T*^  considonition. 

giwernmentr  w»e  aia*  of  our  national 

t^iitKytriK,^^^^^^^^ 

the  President  selectJTS  ^S     !?  °f  ^'■-  ^•""'  whoi,. 
office  of  secreUry  rf^^ft^^f  «^,r«^^      to  fill  25 
rtcterisedbythettreateR^KAU™^*   . "T  P^""  ^^''e  cha- 
•o  'uminous^a  mliS^a  /„  ?!"'  "*"*  ^  ""'^"W"*  ia 
•w*;    He  way  Kd  ^  r*"L''"?^"^«^  to  every       i 
e  may  iw  stud  to  have  jdncked  up  the  u2^ 


IV 


a  ^  :^'5!M\*i; 


Eli      Aitr^AJ^      «_    *    ^ 


iW 


m 


B.'^'«* 


-i 


t 

B^^-'- 


W^--\  'A^'^c^ 


S44 


mSTOttV  OF  THE  :WAR  ^^^^ 

ing  cr^itof  the  nation,  by  the  locks.    The  duties  of- 
the  secretafy.at  war  wert,  at  the  same  tim<?|  discharged, 
by  colonel  Monroe,  in  addition  to  his  other  avocations  f 
in  which  undertaking  bf  (exhibit^  no  small  courage,  for  < 
it  had  become  a  forlorn  nope((rf'|iJl{pii|«ritj:  he  wVhap^ 
pily  rewarded  by  the  most  fortuiifteaiuccegsin  all  hit 
meuures,  ^nd  by  the  universal  applause  of  his  country.  - " 

While  the  American  congress  was  thus  occupi^,  the 
publick  attention  was  awalcened  by  a  most'alarming  state 
of  affairs  to  the  southward.    The  CJreek  war  was  renew« 
ed,  and  a  powerful  invasion  of  Louisiana  was  threat-  * 
•  ened.    General  Jftcksqn,  after  concluding  a  treaty  with 
the  Creaks,  moved  his  head-quarters  to  Mobile,    Here, 
about  the  latter  end  of  August*  he  received  certain  in* 
formation,  that  three  British  ships 'of  war  had  arrived  at 
Pensacola,  and  had  landed  a  large  quantity  of  ammuni--  "* 
tion  and  guns,  for  the  purpose  of  arming  tlie  Indians, 
and  had  besides  marched  into  the  fort  wiUi  three  hundrett 
troops.    He  was  also  informed,  that^leet  of  admiral 
Cochrane  had  been  reinforced  at  QermudsC,  and*  that  thir- 
teen ships  of  the  line,  with  transports,  were  daily  ex- 
pected with  ten  thousand  troops,  for  the  purpose  of  in vad^- 
ing  someof  the  southern  states.    On  tiie  receipt  of  this 
information,  he  immediately  wrote  to  the  governour  oli 
Tennessee,  calling  for  the  whole  quota  of  that  state. 

The  two  vessels  at  Pensacola  having  been  joined  bj 
another,  appeared  on  the  fifteenth  of  September,  offFbrt 
Boyer,  which  commands  the  entrance  to  Mt^ile  baV.    A 
prodamatiw  was  now  issued  by  colonel  NHIwls,  com- 
manding his  majesty's  forces  in  the  Floridas,  addressed,    ' 
to  the  inhabitants  of  Louisiana,  Kentucky  or  Tennessee. 
If  not  intended  as  a  piece  of  humour,  it  proved  a  sur* 
prising  ignorance  of  ttie  character  of  these  people.    The 
inhabitants  of  Louisiana,  were  called  upon,,  to  aid  the- 
British  forces,  in  liberating.,  their  paternal  soil  from  the 
usurpation  and  opDressien4)f  the  Americans,  and  in  rc»- 
storing  the  countipto  the  rig^t  owners  f  as  if  these  peo-^ 
pie  would  prefer  to  be  a  remote  colony  of  Great-Britain,. 
a  nation  whom  they  hated,  to  being   an  independent- 
■tote  and  enjoying  the  noble  privilege  of  selfrgovernme^* 


iiSiS^^sfmMm^^ . 


c 


V< V /FeC 


'my 


**Wt»T  OF  THfc  IVAR. 


c^onel  Nicholt.  was  tZ.o?i*^'®'"P^*''<»  •buffoonery  of 

.  &•  fifteeBA,at£ar o^Swk^fhtl'»'•  eloquence;    On 
.   ed  to  make  In  attack  oMl^fo^\V^K™^»»'»«  P«»ceed- 
kj  »^or  UwrenceVof  the  ^S„3  S?  ^i"**  garrisoned 
fc««il«d  and  twenty  men     'n.«kJ"'?"*'J'»  "^^  one 
•|H>n.jU,e  enemy,  aS  X  Jr« -*  *•****"*!  .'^'«'  opened 
■^li.    Before  4?i?,Sftr  of Z*?***'^^^ 
noej^  with  two  han^i^  CreX ''7^'«««  **«  "«' 
Wwldbine,  and  about  twentv72n    •  *    "^  .•*/  captai^ 
J^rearof  thelSLwhV'^Z*^'"*™'*'  had  landed  in 
;twel,eppunde,^  rt^fer'"''^  *  ^""^  ^'*  • 
.fr»m  their  position.    lW?^L''"ftr'*  -oon  driyen 
;  ^  l»our8,  were  compellKreti«    j;.,?'*««'»«*e  of 
'  TIw  oommodore^ahiD.  ciir»!n/!      '*  '^'"*  8"«*  »088. 

^tte  battery,  where*.he  auK  ^oL^f  ^^""^  ^•^« 
•tt  toard  were  obliged  to  sethrmnfi'^*'^^'^*'  tl^os. 
•»<«pe#  oBtof  aSSnnA  T*i®'»"''™«ke  their 
X^ted,  howeC/by'S^^ti^l*"''^^^^  ^i^* 
oiherabipg,  which  w»i.I!!:J^  .j'  r?*"v*  On  board  thn 
'^,yk"£d:nd  Wo'L^n^^^^^^  ei^'.fit 

»  ano^er  quarter  wJSm^o "?!!"'?''«'  •»»  ^^nduct 
tff*nij.  SJi^-West  of  ♦£.  M-  ?'*r«^'»"n  with  Jastin* 
.fi^  which  rmSw^jLtiftn^P;  in-  one  of  Z 
^iwa,gmugglerg,privateer8mi?  ^'^^^  ^""i  a  nest  of  out'. 
?««  Pirate^r*  hadTS^ThfS  ""■  '"'*'^  P''»P«'-'y  »PeajL 

or  SIX  hundred,  were  SE?k      'r**'^*^®  number  of  five 

name  of  Lafitte^p^!?  ^^  "  feroteious  fellow  of  thJ 

all  .the  secret  S^«Ir™  Z  mL""**?  *?^«««tance  w  tf 

Aciiity  smuggrSS  ti^.teSfi|L'«J' «°"!?  '^'th 

•They  pretended  t«  h         l^L     W^^"*'  '"**  «'•'*» 

«  their  .wn  ^^  "^^i-gena,  but  they  condpmoed  U-o^pSl 


.V* 


« 


i.t» 


♦•«„« 


,  I' 


«  -Tw-""     j|,H^i;<iiii 


HISTORY  OF 


"  In 


||heir  aid  an  enemy  mig^t 
'if  the  city  undiscovered, 
wless  boldneM  of  chftracte 
limitj.  .  He;had  ^   .  _    __    _ 

establiiffinni^  '^'^*^^^"  broJ^tipiR  th^  o 
!er,by?i^tachi)S^tunJ3r  "colonel  Rom,    „^  __^ 

\v  CQirtniodore'^Patterad'n  liyat 


iner  withdi^lk  than 

■^^~—~-    the  "^' 


Ui'. 


'<'*>'■' 


«o,--i 


p* 


..  ^' 


■v"%J 


^V^ 


wl5.> 


*i.* 


wai„ 
4iir|ied  to,  theii'  o 
■olici|<||tojoin^_ 
the^  dlcjined,  probab 
aon..   This  had  jqow  i. 
BritiiMigovernmeBti)  a 


lilni 

, nw 

<f  D 7  — -  *lHa«c©<i«iPpropq!5ec  „^  *,«.«..« 

;l|elS)  with  extravagant  bffbrs  of  Reward  to  Lafittet 

^^^  ,  ;  what  was  most  humiliating  to  thode  who  could  stoop 

|»o  low,  this. alliance  was  .jji^dignantlj  rejected.*  Lafitte 

J tt  first  dissembled,  until  m  had  drawn  from  the  colonel 

,  ^^important  information,  wIm^  he  dismissed  him  with  dis- 

•  dain,  and  immediately  daip|ttchedA  messenger  to  gover- 

nonr  Claiborne»  wh^  had  ^^e  jtinie  before  oflTered  fivo 

hundred  dollars  for  his  apprfllensimij  and  laid  before  hidi 

incontestible  proofs  of  the  trd|th  of  his  declaration,    llie 

governour  was  agreeably  surirised  at  this  une%ected 

trait  of  generosity,  but  at  first^e^itated  as  to  the  course 

to  be  pursued:  on  the  approach  of  danger,  however,  b« 

^  issued  his  proclamation,  in  wfi^h  he  pledeed  himself, 

,  that  (hose  engaged  in  this  illicit  course  of  me  shooill  be 

'  forgiven,  provi&d  they  would  come  ferward  and  aid  in 

.  the  defence  of  the  coiintry.    J'his  was  jojiliilly  accepted 

bj  ^the  BarritariansKas  they  were  called,  who  tendeiM 

.their  services,  and  Were  found  ei^inently  useful.  ' 

,,    General  Jackson  having  in  vain  remonstrated  with  thft 

Sovernour  of  PeosScola  tor  his  unprecedented  condiigl;^ 
etermined  to  march  against  tlial  place.  Having  recdv- 
ed  a  reinfoi'cement  of  two  thousand  Tennessee  militia, 
h  which  had  raari^ed  through  ttie  Indian  country,  he  ad- 
vanced to  PenalPla,  to  defiahd  redresp.  On  the  6th  oC 
November,  he  i^eached  the  neighbourhood  of  that  po8t» 
and  immediately  sent  major  Peire  with  a  flag  to  cummur 
nicate  the  object  of  his  visiyJ^ihe  governour  i  biu  fato 


/ 


V  • 


ji,ii^.jij|fiifu  m 


iruplRtheicc 
^"cplonel  RusB,   of,  the 
niodore*  Pattersdri^Wt 

\taAfbeea 
ie8>  but 

^     .'of  the 
ipVupqised  bjr  colehel 
I  of  Reward  to  Lafittel 

0  thole  who  could  stoop 
intlj  rejected.  Lafitte 
ilrawn  from  the  colonel 
Jismi^sed  him  with  'd7g- 
dj|  messenger  to  gover- 
iine  before  offered  five 
n<m,  and  laid  before  him 
f  nis  declaration,  llbe 
sed  at  this  unexpected 
sitated  as  to  the  course 
f  danger^  however,  be 
h  he  pledeed  hiipselfi 
course  of  me  shooil  be 
tne  ferward  and  aid  in 
s  was  jojiliiillj  accepted 

called;  who  tenderM 
tinentljr  useful. 

1  remonstrated  with  thu 
oprecedented  condiii||^ 
place.  Having  recdir- 
ind  Tennessee  militia» 
Indian  countrj,  he  ad* 
edreai.  On  the  6th  oC 
bourhood  of  that  post* 
I  with  a  flag  to  coqimu'* 
lie  goverdour;  but  Ite 


L 


'       HISTORY  OP  THE  War. 


put  in  «iot>on  at  diy  Ij^h*  11a  T^'  '  "«  t«wp8  were 
west  of  the  town,  ttLt&  *°^^?ng  encampeTto  Jh! 
^^•rterj  to  keep  JiVhb  il^^^^ 

i  .  r^'^t  toshow  tWse&ore  "^  "^"o^nted  me„ 
r    S!!'*^'" ""!  ^^  troops  pais  tntt''  '"*«*^whUst  the  re" 
f  ^  discoverwl,  to  the  east  of  ^    *  **•*  '^■''  «f  t^e  fort,  un- 
conristingif  a  few  re^uul  \^J^^'    His  whole  force 
L^fcoctaw^ndians,  apZl'J*.*  ^7  of  militia,  and  ime 

8**Pe»  was  opened  on  the^Ph!!',"?**''*'  w  kh  balUnd 

Eiars,  and  Tshower  of  ST^^'^'T"'  composed  of-. 
«««  and  garde,;;^ ^-fc^^jT  ^  PoureTfrom  th^ 
the  muiketrv  silenced  ^."""^T  was  soon  carried  and 
Pearance  w4  a  flae    beS.7r*''°*»"»'  °ow  made  bis  »„ 
Wrrenderthetowptme^a^  ^TO.  and  offeJidt 
Jyery  protection  afforded  In  fi^:#^''"  was  gnmted!  and 
%  inhabitants ;  tf,e  ^m  **^?*^'^«w  •ncfSDertv  nf 

S"S  r'^^tr^we^e^SS^^  <^hen\- 

«J  of  Louisiaria.    GovernJu JTi.  k*  '*»'''ni<*able  inva- 

Jwo  divisions  of  the  miliS    S    .^'a'borne  ordered  /the 

i2Jif»^the»econ-a%™J^^^^^ 

•elves  ih  readiness  to  mareh^?r    ^ homas,  to  hold  them- 


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iltT  OP  TiBE  WAB. 


,  iimut^Miirrened,  in  order  to  devise  measnreiyTO  oo-ottwu- 
tioii  wift  the  civil  authorities,  for  the  defence  of  tini 
eountry.  M,r.  Edward  Livingston  was  chosen  {Hresi- 
(iemt  of  the  meeting ;  after  an  eloquent  speech^  he  pro* 
iposed  a  spirited  resolution,  which  would  repel  tiie^nm- 
ny  of  the  iDsinnation  of  their,  being  disamcted  to  the 

'  American  government,  and  would  prove  their  detemA^ 
nation  to  oppose  the  common  enemy.  Thi8«  when  made 
publick,  wai  received  with  universal  demonstrations  of 
appiaun.  T 

The  wai*had,  thus  far,  been  felt  in  one  of  the 'meat 
peaceful  portions  of  the  globe,  only  by  ite  effects  in  cmn- 
mercial  and  agricultonl  prosperity.  In  consequence 
of  the  suppression  of  trade,  and  the  low  price  of  idl 

,  kinds  of  produce,  the  pe<^le  had  buffered  much.  Him  ' 
.  banks  had  stopped  payment,  and  distresses  of  everj 
kind  in  this  ceuntryof  abundance,  ha(i  begun  tobefeit. 
The  great  mass  of  tfie  planters,  (at  least,  of  the  Frendt 
por^Jof  an  amiable  and  gentle  dii^pKMition,  had  pud  kfi^ 
little  attention  to  the  existing  war  9  the  militia  cwuld 
scarcely  be  said  to  be  organized,  much  less  disctpUaeA 
or  armed.  Nothing  short  of  an'  actual  invasion  oonhl 
rouse  them.  In  the  city,  the  case  #as  different :  from 
the  commencement  of  oie  war,  as  if  sMisible  of  tne  fee* 
ble  help  which  they  could  expect  from  the  general  bok 
vemment,  they  manifested  the  greatest  alacrity  in^att* 

g'  ing  tRIemselves  for  taking  the  field  against  an  iamkder. 
very  man,  capid>le  of  bearing  «||liv»,>)ad^  becinne  a  sol* 
dier,  and  perhaps  in  none  was  there  such  freqwnt  and' 
ciegant  displays,  of  well  disciplined  volunteer  compa^ 
Bies,  dressed  m  uniform.  The  wonderful  aptttode  vi 
the  French,  for  the  pnifessinn  of  anas,  was  never  more 
fiiUy  exhibited.  There  were  intermingled  with  thena^t 
Dumber  of  men,  who  had  served  in  the  Frendi  arnuee> 
^'be  free  people  of  colour,  a  numerous  clas:;,  were  pw» 
■fitted  as  e  P>^4k$®  ^^  which  they  were  proud,  to  fond 
volunteer  companies  and  wear  tneir  uniiorm j  some. of 
th^se  were  native^*,  but  the  fireater  part  had  been  re- 
fugees from  St.  Doioingo.  The  American  and  French 
'  tAfiabita&ts^all^ougl^  sometimes  i^t  vananoe  with  eesk 


1         '  ^ 


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■-if' 


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aK.1^. 

''  ' 

•wfcPMawe;^''.*;^ .>'■ -"!'-'- ■      -■■r-^*-;.    «er^ 

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E  WAl. 


» 


aietMirei)ltt  ciHiMFii- 
tr  the  defence  of  thtt 
in  was  chosen  presi- 
[|iient  speech^  he  pro* 
nrould  repel  tfae^vni' 
ng  disamcted  to  tiie 
prove  their  detemA* 
17.  This,  when  made 
sal  demonstrations  of 


It  in  one  of  the< 

bj  its  effects  in  com- 
ity.  In  consequence 
the  low  price  of  all 
buffered  roach.  Tin 
i  dutresses  of  everj 
ha<i  begun  tobefirit. 
itl«a8t,ofthe  French 
piosition,  had  pud  h«t 
ar)  the  militia  conld 
nuchless  diacipliaeifr 
actual  invasion  conld 
sWas  different  t  from 
if  sensiUe  of  tne  fiee* 
from  the  general  go* 
itest  alacrity  in^aiii* 
id  against  an  imnMler. 
A^fltad.  become  a  sol* 
ke  such  freqwnt  and* 
led  volunteer  comp»> 
ironderful  aptitude  of 
rms,  was  never  mort 
rmingled  with  tlieniA 
D  the  Frendi  amues* 
erous  classi,  were  per- 
were  proud,  to  food 
eiruniloroi)  some. of 
t  part  had  iwen  re- 
American  and  French 
|t\  vananoe  with'  eash 


WAR*  OAQ 

■ily  in  dislike  t/thov 


HISTOUY  OF  THE  WAR. 

-In  Kfctir  ^^^^^^^ 

mly  difficultXlt  forTntj/^^^^^^^  ''-.^^  "^ 
In  front  a  shallow  coa^t  and\Kr'"^  "nvadingby  sea. 
"vcr,  which,  after  cronTnJ^Sl  W  JP"""P*'  «»t«n<^e  a 
rapid,  and  of  a  course  so  liitni    ' "»  "a^r^w,  deep,  and 
susceptible  of  being  fortTfiedTLl'*"  ^'^"^^'''t  easily 
«  composed  of  im^ss."  e  s  '  mi  *J^^««t' the  country 
ow  marshy  ooast  Sn  only  be  aTn '    .'1?  r,  ^'^^  East,  the . 
low  lakfe.    The  most  naturMEn       ?**  *''''""8''  »  s^al- 
would  be^un  boat«,  or  *S«  h      "^^  ^^l?"^''  *  ^^^^try, 
capable  ofbeing  ea;57trSerr?rrf  ^  "ttle  water,  an^' 
At  the  suggestion  of  com^dlre  i//'"'"  P'*'"  ^  P'««e- 
had  been  commenced,  but^snofi?"'*"'.  *  ^^^^^  '^^P 
uneasiness,  however,  prevSL°l«y®' ^O'np'eted.   Great 

erful  force  expected  to'^Sk  fL?  *^^*'^""*  ^  the  pow- 
of  their  nieans*^  of  defence     I  m!:'  ""I.  "i*  deficiency 
<I»e  administration,  S  had  np^  ?*"*  ^^^  ''««"  'eft  by 
^    fend  like  other  parte  of  th«u„  '"«''♦  """"f^  "°'*  ""^^  *« 
Itself,    a  was  ceVtainly  as  if  r»i    '^5  '^'^  ehiefly  on 
iniUtary  works,  in  a  most  dpflt  ^f  **'^ '"«°'  arms;  and 
legislature  had  beeS  ™oiUed^^,«'f!«  ^^^dition.  '.The 
providingtheraeanTnf  hS5      *  hut  instead  of  activelv 
spent  in  fdle  dScTsio„.   '^'°'*'  •""'^'»  °^  ^^eir  time  «^T 

o/«J  S  ?CoVj„?erS?r  a^fft^^^  -t'^-^ '« 

JX^essed  of  firmness  aid  decufon  of  it'  ^^V^  ""^  '«•"«» 

all  may  safely  confide.    Haniiir«/ *t?"*''?':» '»  «'hom 

tune,  there  was  found  such  a  ml^'  *^'^  critical  June 

This  officer  hastened  hfsdenarSr^"'  ^JT?*  ^^^'^n. 

jnfiTof  the  danger  of  NtwSrC^n!  ™'!J  ^°'»''«»  <>»  hear- 

8«condofDe4mber.    ffispres^^^^^^^^        •^^^'^^d  <>»  the 

the  confidence  which  it  inXT "  "dT''"**".*'^  *"«'* '» 

alacnty  with  which  they  second^H  f  *'»«  ".''*n»n"ty  and 

J»ap  80  justly  celebraUfor  Sir^^^Z^"*^''^      ^f  a 

Jrtore.     V?ith  wonderf^  S/v'  ?'?''T''  *°^  «<»»<* 

•H  the  resources  of  his  fertile^S'f    ?u"*  '5  operation 

the  country.    He  visited  in  S^=  ''***'' *''«  **efence  of 

^  «e  v«,ted  in  person,  accordi|ig  to  his  in-. 


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pMctice,  every  point  where  it  might  bi  beoessa- 
,  to  erect  H'orks  to  oppose  the  invaders.  All  the  ialffts, 
or  bayoua,  {rom  the  Attakapas  to  the  Chef  Mentear  and 
Manchack,  were  ordered  to  be  obstrueted*  Thft  banks 
cf  the  Mississippi  were  fortified  by  his  direction^  in 
Mch  a  manner|as  t^revent  any  of  the  enemy's  vesselB 
from  asctf|piPMN|i  bttUeryiras  erected  on  the  Chef 
Menteur^lto  at  to  oppose  the^gitge  of  the  enemy  in  that 
direction.  I|«  then  called  on  the  legislature,  to  furnish 
him  the  means  of  expediting  the  different  works  which% 
had  marked  out.  A  number  of  negroes,  were  iplished, 
and  other  reauiditions  pronfiptly  supplied.  About  one 
thousand  regulars  were  stationed  at  New-Orleanst  which, 
together  with  the  Tennessee  militia  under  Coffee  and 
Carroll,  wefe  distributed  at  the  most  vulneriU)le  points. 
Colonel  Monrm^,  in  anticipation  of  the  approaching:  dan- 
ger in  the  south,  immediately  af^r  entering  on  the  duties 
of  secrtitary  at  war,,  had  forwarded  military  supplies  by 
the  Ofifo  riy%r^  and  called  on  th6  goveirnours  of  Tennes- 
see and  Kentucky,  for  a  conriderabfaM|force,  to  be 
with  all  possible  expedition  to  Looiswim. 

About  the  fifth  of  Oeeember,  certain  intelligence  w>a| 
received  that  the  British  fleets  consisting  of  at  least  sixty 
sail,  was  oif  the  coast  to  the  east  of  the  Mississippi.  Com- 
moilore  Patterson  immediately  despatched  fiveeun  bbsfts, 
tinder  the  command  of  lieutetiatit  C'aJtM>y  Jones,  to 
watch  ^  motions  of  the  eiiemy|  They%ere  discover- 
ed m'suoli  force  off  C^  Island,  Wto  induce  the  lieate- 
na»t  t9^mlke,8ail  for  tUe  passes  into  LakePouchartrain, 
ii^^der  to  oppose  tKl  entrance  of  the  British.  The 
Sea  Horse,  sailing  maater  Johnsoo^after  agatiant  resist- 
ance, was  captured  in  thebay  ofl^  Louis.  On  the  four- 
enth,  .the  aun  boats  wfa||| 'becalmed,  were  attacked  by 
_  arly  fortylii|ge8  ith4  tllWe  hundred  men,  apd  after  a 
Contest  of  an  hour,  wjith  th|S;OTerwbeiniiiDgforce,  the  flo- 
tilla sui't'ender^l^'/rheloM  of  tne  Am^icansi  was  fetty 
)amd  and  woWid^^lu^gthe  lattlF,  lieutenaiitS^. 
'^i^i  y^m^^^  AH  ami.j«  iieut£nant«  Jones  and  M'Keever 

oMded.    The  loss  of  the  enemy  was  esti' 

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mean,  of  ^aichinR^t^Z  Thf'^'^  "*/  *^* 
chief,  that  no  precauZnVnjJffk  .-  <»«»raaoder  ia 

battalion  of  mVn  7cXu?^"nl'**'T'*''"*!"«'  **'^«'-«*»  ^^ 
the  Feliciana  drUona  to  tJu  Jh*'^*?!:  ^T.****  ^»*^ 
teur,  to  cover  thTrS  *  J?''®  P****  °"  "»«  Chef  Men- 
captiin NewLn  „?f J»  ^n *  '^'V  fn>mthe  lakej  and 

tr^mitj,  in  order  t6  prevent  the  BHf  5.^  *'' *'-!,*"i *^- 
enterijig  Pouchartrain  fiK-  '^*'''  "'^POM'We^  from 
adopted.  ColonerC;t!.?*-*'  ""^'r*  *r*"^  "-apWIj 
charts  of  thecitv  Th?S  ?.  *  '''^  *^^  P^^^^'H  mer- 
vohinteers  c^o^Sed  of  thl^^ll  ««Perintendance  of  the 
<?ond  battalion  wh?il  ^^^^^^\of  colour,  formed  a  se- 
^major  Dwuin*  "'fe\^''»»,P  aced  under  the  command  of 
,    rab  rsiToTmonev   aSfl  J*"""*  •PP«-«r*ted  a  conside- 

Appearance  of  the  unifnrm\.lT    V  «'"»fied  with  the  ap- 

Eauche!    Ae  XrTatSTTK'""*?!***  ^y  "^^^ 
of  light  artillery  under  ttn^n?^''*'"  '"*^'^  ""'"A 
,^to  thobayou  St  John      A„       u*  ^^S"*"*'  was  onfcred  ' 
ifcaysbytf^egUlatur;  a  nui^S^f  ^"'aidfor  three     . 
/^ipnJone.  wire  KtidT^S^uP^T''  *^?°fi"«'* '« 
ranks,  and  at  length  ttecomm*^'''"  °?  ?T'"«  ^«  *^«    • 
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IWiMiswppi    through  the  swamps^ had  been  obttructcd. 

but  l.ttle  known,  called.the  Bayou  Bienvenu,  use/ by 
,  fishcimen  ;  .U  head  near  (he  plantation  of  generil  VillerZ 
seven  miles  below  the  city.  *^Major  VilleFe  hLliWeited 
Lt"  f  7  his  father  to  ^ard  this  bayo«7and  e  acc^^^^ 
jngly  stationed  a  guard  near  its  entranci  into  the  lake 

AeBritiJh  n':;''*^''!''  Y  ^''"i"  t»^e  employment  of 
the  British.  On  the  twenty  second,  jniided  bv  thtm  the 
enemy  came  suddenly  up^in  the  American  yarT'and 
hv"L^'?rr'?i:  Thedivisionundeigeneml  Keane^ 
.n^.nfnf  v-n'' '"  ^^"^  T'"'",?'  ''^^^^^  t^e  commence.  ' 
o!f"  1  '"r*'  *^*"*'»  ''"''  ''^^^  disembarked  and  ' 
lestedsome  hours,  proceeded  tbrotfgh  the  cane  brake, 

kL    n-       •''uf^''*'.'"^^*"'^^  surrounded,  as  also, 

hat  of  |„s  neighbour,  col    LaRondej  but  this  ifficerw 

xvell  as  maior  Villere,  Was  so  fortunate  as  toeftecthU 

\v;?h^u"Il""  ^"?.T  ^'•«^' a".'^  the  commander  in  chief, 
mlrUM    P^^PV/*"^*  *»d  decision  for  which  he  is  so re- 
Za     \-  '"«**"  'yrf'o'ved  on  the  only  course  to  bepur- 
»H«  IYk  "''  ''"'^  '''}^"^*  *he  loss  of  a  moment's  timeVto 
attack  the  enemy.    Coffee's  riflemen,  stationed  above  the 
S  ^',  V^^  ''°"^  1  *""*  ^«''«  at  the  place  of  rendmouT 
the  battalion  of  inajor  Plauche  haS  arrived  fr6m  the 
bayou,  and  the  regu  ars  and  cit^  volunteers  werTTeadv 
to  march.    By  six  o'clock,  the  dffferent  corps  we^uS 
on  Rodngues    cai,al,  six  miles  below  the  city.    The 
schooner  Caroline,  captain  Henley,  at  the  Se  time 
dropped  down  the  i^ver,    The  command  of  geS  cT. 
fee  together  with  ciptain  Beale's  riflemen,  were  p  aced 
on  the  left,  towards  the  woods  j  the  city  volunteers  and 
men  of  colour  under  Plauche  and  Daqi^n,  the  whole  an- 
der  the  command  ofcolonel  Ross,  wlS  itaSoned  to  Z 
right  of  these  ;  and  next  to  them,  the  two  reriments  of 
regular.,  the  seventh  and  forty-fourth  ;  Z  arSlTery  and 
marines  uodei- colonel  M'Rea,  occupied  the  mr^The 


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ad  been  obstructed, 
an  with  Lake  Borcne, 
Bienvenu,  usea  by 
on  of  general  Villere, 
Villere  had  received 
ayou,  and  he  accord- 
■rancc  into  the  lake, 
aftervirards  appear- 
the  employment  of  / 
guided  by  tVin,  the 
merican  guard,  and 
nder  general  ICeane,      ^ 
hed  the  commence- ''^' 
g,  disembarked  and  ^' 

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the  river.    Gene«^' 
Lirrounded,  as  also, 
;  but  this  officer,  as 
late  as  to  effect  his 
rters,  communicat> 

omtnander  in  chief, 
r  which  he  is  so  re- 
ly course  to  be  pur- 

uioment's  time,  to 
stationed  above  the 
ace  of  rendezvous, 

arrived  frtm  the 
nteers  were  ready 
t  corps  were  united 
V  the  city.  The 
it  the  $^me  time 
nd  of  general  Cuf- 
;men,  were  placed 
ty  volunteers  and 
ifn,  the  whole  un- 
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mile  fr<im  the  ulrer,  while  the  gendral  ^sail^  T^l 
sftmf  *.'.U«\       •        *^  Caroline,  dropped  down  at  iKe 

««!  Ji^L  .'"*P^*"°»'*7'    rushed' upon  the  riJhf    *S 

braye  soldier,  fell  much  lamented  Th„?  ?!u"^?^*'  ^ 
was  estimated  at  four  hSr.;i L  b-if*  °*^  ^^^  ^^^t"'* 
•^liMing.  Thev  hadTntij .  B^'":?'''  wounded  and 
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ventb, threw  hot  shnt   kl!    u-  [' .        **"  *"*  twenty-se' 
blown  unXuAn?'  •'^  ;5''»'«^'?  she  was  set  on  fire  and 
cTZ    ^hff  ^,f.-    °'"'  *!??  ''•'^  ^as  abandoned  by  her 
tSa  «^J  fi!rS-"l'!f%?'''tM*'"."  ♦-^'^  herstationfsus' 

would  be  lost '  £r    '  !5^1^:?-  c(M)perative  naval  force 

fenter^lin^^^^^  A«  deS^uc! 

commandei  in  S  b^fnt^tnnS'^^"*'*'"' ♦^^  »"««* 
armv  wi#Ko  »..«•'  ^*"'?g 'anoed  the  main  body  of  his 

de«ruction  J  the  fire  from  t|ie  American  batteries  wJs 
Ir.n '     *  ®"^*'''  ??"«'■*'  '•^ti'-ed-    The  loss  of  the  Ame 

^  ward  PacrerJm**'*"  ^''S*"'  °^  ^""»'':J^>  »8I5,  Sir  Ed- 
baKsnearth^  aT-  d'scovered  to  have  constructed 
rnl^JlA  "^^"^  we  American  works,  and  at  day-Iiffht  com- 

Rr  Sackson  Tl.Sld  ^T  ^^^  ^'"^'^  ^''  w^ell  feturnSi 
to  turn  Z'lprtffk^^A'^P*.  "'"'**  *»•«  same  time,  made 

was  cZ^fj!i   ^*^*- ?  ^•»«'2S*°»  J  •>"'  '« this  the  inemy 
was  completely  repulsed.    Whe  British  retired  in  ik^ 

evening,  from  theif  batteries,  having^ked Xir  KuS^i 

M  leaving  behind  a  Quantity  of  ammunition.    Thf^oss' 

of  the  >.ericana,on  this  occasion,  Was  eleven  kinedind 

twen ty-three  wounded.    On  the  fburth,  geS  Jacklon 

Mas  joined  by  two  thousand  five  hund^S  Kelcg^^^^^ 


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As  the  enemj  was 
set  to  work  in  cou- 
ld on  the  twenty-se»* 
s^as  set  on  fire  and 
M abandoned  by  her 
look  her  station,  sus- 
>)  pntil  in  imminent 
)perative  naval  force 
Mtenant  Thompson, 
finally  succeeded  in^ 
•   After  the  destruc- 
;kenham,  the  British 
the  main  body  of  his 
ery,  superintended 
ifying  his  positioq. 
eneral  advanced  up 
of  driving  Jackson 
i  distance  of  half  a 
pets,  bombs,  and  a 
he  American  works, 
uisiana  discharging 
[irons,  caused  great 
ican  batteries  was 
nt  struggle  of  seven 
belos^ofthe  Ame- 
)unded,  among  the 
Jsseej  that  of  the' 

ary,  1815,  Sir  Ed- 
have  constructed 
d  at  day-light  com- 
was  well  returned 
>e  same  time,  made 
t  in  this  the  enemy 
ish  retired  in  the 
ipiked  their  guns, 
unition.  The  loss 
s  eleven  killedAnd 
ti,  ^neral  Jackson 
irea  Kentud^ans, 


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"oS  ^pt:^fi:L^  «i «;« «-% «..  Briti.h  ^^ 

men.     Tfie  Brif fair r         '      *"*  ^^^  o^  fo«*P  Ihouaanfl 
fifteen  thousa^ntn  r^^^  *«>  iittleToTo' 

cans  to  about  six  thoisami  rhf-fl'* '  that  of  the  Ameri- 

derable  portion  unarS  and  frn J. ?\°''""«'  *  <^»n«i'- 
Parture,  badly  ^uppKith  . Wk-  ^^^  ^ftf  "^  ^'•"r  de- 

trmgmo^ient:     ''°^'  ^*«  Particularly^ctive  aTYws 

on  the' t'e^earjol"""^^"^^ 
■  P^eted,  by  the  seveSh^a  caialC^K""'  '^^  ^^^  ^^O'"' 
Mississippi,  bv  whirh  L  .  1,1^  ^^^  swamp  to  the 

ber  of hfboa^ To  the  riv^r f  kS*'*';'"^?'^'-* » ««"- 
•  airaultaneous  attack  on  the  iTf  '"V'"*'""  ^"•oake 
son  on  the  left  bank,  a^  crosSn.  iT-  "*^6«'^eral  Jack- 
batteries  on  the  rigl/t.  The  3  ^ijr/^^'''  "^^''^^^  the 
neral  were  by  this  fima  ^^  .  f  .  *^«  American  tee- 
straight  line  o?one  thousand Ta^K  V  '^'5  IT *  ^*s  * 
of  three  thousand  infrntJvaffl'A^''?''*'*^/  "P^^a^ds 
contained  five  feet  waJl  "^o  Ht  *?«"enst9.    ffhe  ditch 

flooded  by  o;enf„gX' iVees  ^:/T1'''"1  ''*^'"«  *•«« 
rendered  slip^rylnd^aX^f'tj/hS?!-'*"*  "l"*'  ^as 


tren^h^Tn^^X^ruS^^^^  W'  •"<»'«'«- 

I^uisiana  militia?  Ssti^/r^l*  ^"'•«a°'  with  the 
tucky  troops.  To^ua?H  I«^  deta(*ment  of  the  Ken- 
othe/quartTr,  c^o^^Reuff^V^  *'^.f  ^''^  *«J 
encountering  infinitrdiS*"  .  t"P®'*'  '*'**'  a  few  men. 
and  bayou,  ^andofthifsfbir^frf  every  pj^i 

irundofth^  commander  in  fe''*^^^^^^  *'  '^'"e  the 

with  a  considerable  foKeK.^^^^     <=o'«nel  Thornton 


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twelre  thoasand^men,  in  two  dirision^,  under  major 
generals  Gibbs  and  Rean»  and  a  reserve  under  general 
Lambert.    The  first  of  these  oflkers  was  to  wiake  the 
principal  attack ;  the  two  columns  were  supplied  with 
scaling  ladders,  and  j[ascine8.    Thus  prepared,  the  Ame- 
ricans, patiently  waited  the  attack,  which,  would  decide 
the  fate  ofTNew-Orleang,  and  i>erhap8  of  Louisiana.   The 
British  deliberately  advanced  in  solid  columns,  over  an 
even  plain,  in  front  of  the  American  entrenchments,  the 
men  carryii^  besides  their  muskets,  fascines,  and  some 
of  them  ladders.    A  dead  silence  prevailed,  until  they 
approached  within  reach  of  the  batteries,  which  commenc- 
ed an  incessant,  and  destructive  cannonade :  they,  not- 
withstanding,,continued  to  advance  in  tolerable  order, 
closing  up  their  ranks,  as  fost  as  they  were  opened  by  the 
fire  of  the  Anjericans.    When  thev  came  withinVreach, . 
however,  of  the  musquetry  and  rifles,  they  joined  with 
the  artillery,  and  produced  guch  dreadful  havock,  that  they    , 
were  instantly  thrown  into  confusion.    Never  was  there 
so  tremendous  a  fire,  as  that  kept  up  from  the  American 
lines ;  it  Was  a  continued  stream ;  those  behind  loading 
for  the  men  in  front,  enabled  them  to  fire  with  scarcely 
an  intermission.     The  British  columns  were  literally 
swept  away  j  hundreds  fell  at  every  discharge.  The  Bri-  ^ 
tish  officers  were  now  making  an  effort  to  rally  their  men,  ^ 
and  in  this  attempt  their  commander,  a  gallant  officer, 

gsneral  Padceribam,'  was  killed.  The  two  general* 
ibbs  and  ICdap,  succeeded  iA'pushing  forwitrd  tbeir  co-<* 
lumns  a  second  time;'  but  the  second  «ppi«ae(i  was 
more  fatal  tbajfi  first;  the  continued  rolling  fire  o^  the 
Americans,  resembled  neels  of  thunder ;  it  was  such  as  no 
troops  could  withstand ;  the  ^vancihl;  columns  brtike, 
and  no  e|S)rt  to  rally  them  could  avail :  a  few  platpons 
only,  advanced  to  the  edge  of  the  ditch,  to  meet  a  more 
certain;i|j6itruction.  An  unavailing  attempt  was  made 
to  bring  theni  up  a  third  time  by  their  officers,  whose  gaN 
lantry  on  this  occasion,  deserved  a  better  fate,  in  a  better 
cause,  generals  Oibbs  and  Kean  were  carried  away,  se- 
verely  wounded ;  the  former  mortally.  The  plain  be- 
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Tho°„  „'„  s^cJll'Jri'n  ,*'•«. <'«««'='>ment  under  colonel 
was  severely  wounded    and  fhl  ^°'°."!'  Thornton 

rheir  loss  in  th  s  fatal  exnedifinn  J«=  Y*  artillery, 

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SU  HMTORY  OF  tHE  iWAR. 

der  to  annoy  the  retreat  oY^e  Britisjb.  This  active  and 
'c^rited  officer  succeeded  in^aj^uriijig  several  of  their 
boatsw  and  in  taking  a  number  of  pi1s()#r8||The  ^rlorious 
defence  of  New  Orleans  produced  t%^8t  lively  joy 
tbrott^hoat  the  United  States,  raingle'^Ahowisver,  \yith, 
fity^  for  a  brave  enemy,  who  had  encountered  so  disas- 
trous a  defeat.  The  British  fleet  had,  ^  the  same  time, 
ascended  the  Mississippi,  for  the  purpdbl  of  hoiabarding 
Fort  St  Philip,  which  was  commandedW  major  Over- 
ton ;  but  without  being  i^le  to  make  any  Impression. 

There  is  but  fittje  doubt  that  the  objectof  OreafBrl- 
tdn,  was  to  poss'ss  herself  of  Louisianai^  a^d  obtaining  a 
session  from  Spain,  draw  a  ci|»)f4on  round  th6^  United  ^ 
States,  and  by  that  means  strai^e  this  y1>ung  Hercu-  - 
les,  as  it  were,  in  the  cradle.     It  is  well  kii|)wn  tlrat  on 
board  the  fleet,  they  had  brought  all  the  officers  necessary 
for  the  establishment  «»f  a  civil  government,  i\  even  a  col- 
lector of  the  port !     An  American  must  trer^ble  for  his 
country,  when  he  looks  back  at  the  danger  We  have  es- 
caped.   That  the  British  intended  to  deliver  |hc  city  of 
New  Orleans  to  be  sacked  by  their  soldieryj,,  is   very 
doubtful,  and  from  the  high  character  of  Sir^  Edward 
Packenham,  it  is  highly  improifbable  that  he  w<|uld  have 
given,  as  the  watchword  of  the  occasion,  beavt^ and  boo- 
ty ;  this  was  more  probably. spoken  by  some  of  the  infe- 
riour  oflicers,  with  a  view  of  producing  an  excitement 
among  the  soldiery.  "* 

While  these  bloody  affairs  transpired  on  the  Mississip- 
pi, admiral  Cockburn  was  pursuring  a  more  lu(^tive, 
but  less  dangerous  warfare,  in  the  Carolinas  and  Georgia. 
He  took  possession  of  Cumberland  island,  afld  meiiacing 
Charleston  &  Savannah,  he  sent  out  various  detachti^ents, 
several  of  which  were  bravely  repulsed j  but  his  du^f  oc- 
cupation was  plundering  the  inhabitants  of  their  sta- 
ples, and  household  furniture.  The  letters  of  serine  of 
his  officers,  which  were  intercepted,  display  a  speci|s  of 
vulgar  cupidity,  very  mortifying  to  the  better  clas^  of 
their  countrymen,  who  could  not  but  feel  ashamed  of 
Aeir  conduct.  The  most  usual  topicks  of  these  letters, 
were  the  amount  and  species  of  plunder  which  they  p^- 


^^ 


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■W' 


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IE  War.    ,    •    •■ 

Iritisk    This  active  and 
ituril|ig  several  of  their 
prisQriprslf  The  jrlorious 
5ed  tlii^^st  lively  joy 
raingle^/\however,  yith. 
d  encountered  so  diaas- 
t  had,  a|  the  same  time) 
5  purpoHs^  of  boirtbarding 
imanded|)y  major  Over- 
lake  any  ^mpfession. 
the  object^^of  Oreat  Bru^^ 
)uisianafy  at^d  obtaining  a  " 
yion  round  the  United -^ 
l^e  this  ybung  Hercu- 
It  is  well  ki^wn  timt  on 
all  the  officers  necessary 
government,  even  a  col- 
;an  must  treii^ble  for  his 
:  the  danger  tire  have  es- 
ied  to  deliver  Itbe  city  of 
their  soldieryj,i  is   very 
haracter  of  Sirs  Edward 
jaWe  tliat  be  wifiuld  have 
occasion,  beaut^land  boo- 
>ken  by  some  of  the  infe- 
troducing  an  exciitement 

inspired  on  theMijSsissip- 

suring  a  more  Iu<Srative, 

le  Carolinas  and  Georgia. 

Lnd  island,  a^d  menacing 

out  various  detachments, 

q)iilaed  %  but  his  chisf  OC- 

inbabitants  of  theiri  sta- 

The  letters  of  sonite  of 

pt«d,  display  a  species  of 

ig  to  the  better  cla8|  of 

not  but  feel  ashamed  of 

I  topicks  of  these  letters, 

plunder  which  they  pi^ii- 


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HISTORY  OP  tHE  WAR.      ,  ^^ 

et Sgf/ll^^^^^^^^^^^  cotton  bales, 

tishlirNe'te  f  *"«  defeatof  the  Bri- 

"U  the  feelmSif  S;  neoS''/.  "?f  ^^  *°  operate  „' 
thejr  receivefthe  welES  nelf'f^"'*^  S^t««»  ^h^S* 
events    were  joyfti  v^!EL5^  Pf**'**    '^''^^se  two 
th|3«ghoutthisland  of  freetl^i^  Y    iHuminations 

'nius  terminated  a  gloSs  «^.f      'P"^?Pe"*'ence. 
ye^rs.    It  is  related  St^e  wise  F.3r^"'  V"^  '^^^^ 
«ome  one  sneak  of  our  first  wa'^thfe' •*'?**  ''^^"ng 
y  ^ndeper^ence,  he  reproved  hTm^^  Jf'^.t'"'.^'  *^  ^«? 
mean  of  the  fevotutien^  t?e  wiTof  "rSl'    'V^  ^^*  "^o-* 
to  conWi?'    It  ,s  now  over  •  wf^ho   "I^^P^ndence  is  yet 
last   artd  every  hone  on  the^lrJ?7«r^  ourbands^at 
back  to  the  sta[e  of^cXniesias  fled  f!?**'"  ^  ^"°ff  "« 
been  taught  a  reason  which  she  Snnf    '  ''T'    ^beljas 
«  much  cheaper  to  do  u   justice  th^n^""  ^°''^«*'  ^^'^^^t 
warraJited  opj^ressions.  If  shl  rfi     *    *?  P™^«e  bar  uq: 
capture  durffg  peace  of  "^ouJZ^T '"'"  *^'''  ^  *"« 
and  the  ensUving  seven  Vousand  n?  """'i-'^'"*''^""' 
she  has  found  that  during  wTtl""'  ^^'  °*^.  citizens^ 
ships  have  been  lost.  Vifr  nublLt  thousand  of  her  owi 
stnke  to  those  of  the  wSs   /h'^k''  ''"?P«"«d  to 
-increased  by  many  railHons     Shi  T'*,'**'^  "«*'"nal  debt     ^ 
Jul  t™th,tlit8he^hasasuirio„^^^^^  painl/ 

been  taught  that  her  thSTf  JZ*'*^  "'^'^*°-  ^hehaa 

chastising  our  presumSVouldoS  ^J"^*'  *"«* 

upon  her  own  head ,  sL  has^een  ih?-^ ''^S  i^«''«"'ction 

nufacturesgreatly  d  minished fti  a-    "^    ^*  ^**^  ^'"^  '»*- 
have  been  a^aved  L  a  tS  v    '^"ir/L"*"-"^"  *''•«  ""ght 
cil,  by  acceding  to  the  fZdlS^!  ""^  '**'*  •»"*«''«  i"  cofn- 
proposed  on  our  part  to  nroiid.™^'"""*'  «»  often 
the  practice  of  impressmeSr  b^  J^l"'i  **•«  «•>"««  of 
or  boatswain  of  a  man  of  wjr'  cL.Td  "'•  i***"  •"•"tenant 
dence,  and  in  a  moment   udo„T  i  ^"'^'''  «^»'bout  evi- 
American  citizen.     We  have  at?  J    *""*  "*'*'"*^  «^"  «> 
placable  enemy  of  ouV  poHtfca    S!  •,*^rP'"*^  *''"  *«" 
with  respect,. 'and  ^  C^^n7^''''2V^  ^^'^i  ^ 

^"  ™ay  own  ins  country 


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rtlSTCmY  OF*THE  VfAR. 


dufted  towards  «^.>t  let  "s  J?*  W  ^^ni- 

in  vi«.<iintil  Britain,  ^J  he-:  frienOfj  «  J«  ^^^^^^ 

fests  a  wish  to  atone  5    f*  us  not  n       y         6^^^^^^ 

enormities  upon  ^^e  Bnt.sh  nation  ,d  ^^^.^^^^,,^  . 

them  the  dW^f "Ik!*  to  the  mistaken  policy  of  a 
or  at  most  a  tribute  them  to  the  m^^  ^^^^ 

corrupt  ministry  ;  let  «»  bc»eve  . ^  ^^,^  ^^^  ^^^^^^ 
Englishman  condemns  Uiem.^  the  battles  of  the  world, 
to  tell  us  that  she  is  fi8»^t"^g>'|5e  ^^  it  is  in  vain 
^hilewe^e  her  tV%*^:t,"J^X^ 
to  tell  us  that  she  «  ^^^^f^^^^av^^^^^^  to  destroy  the 
^  8tirs  up  the  «"''yf  ^IjJXvf  newish  to  be  othei- 
Epless  and  thf  nnocent    Je  ^a^e  no   Endand,  while 

wise  than  on  *«■•«"«  l/^^^u^^^^^^  inScpcndence. 

she  refrains  from  insulting  ^^^^^^^  i^ngM^ge,  institu- 
W«  have  a  common  or^n,  a  ^^"^^^^^  co?ru>ons  and 

J^^w^ight  from  the  same  r^nt«^^^^  w^^^  je^sons. 

To  us  the  war  ^«  P/^gf^rf  o^   we\knessan4^ 
We  have  acquired  a  »nj^^«°K*    ^n  rise  like  a  pyramid, 

its  base  eter^il.  Our  J*"  Q  J  f^^^^^  j.^^  and  ho: 
but  war  sdoner  than  t^e  8»gnw  .  .  ^j^.^  ^  profit, 
nourable  policy  to  all  "^^/^^^E  ^^^  ^^ 

One  lesson  we  have  J««"  t*"8J'^^T  ^^  aW*  ^i^ak  in 

DEFENCE* 


L- 


L 


;5iasK,. 


f  the  glob*  his  fortune 
ritaintvill  at  last,  treat 
>t  with  the  civility,  at 
I  scorns  ..      ,.    /^ 

asY,  let  us  forgive  the 
■  ikst  war  has  been  con- 
forget  it;  let  us  keep  it 
idw  deportinenti  mani- 
>t  hastily  charge  those 
m :  but  ratlier  consider 
few  ruffian  individuals,  . 
le  mistaken  policy  o^  a 
,e  that  every  virtuous 
t  is  in  vain  for  Britain 
he  battles  of  the  world, 
the   8<*8;  it  is-'nr"^,^ 
rk  of  our  religion,  while 
ravages,  to  destroy  the 
have  no  wish  to  be  other- 
hip  with  England,  while 
national  independence, 
ammon  language?  institu- 
n  gross  corrupUons  and 
language  of  Milton,  we 

?' with  important  lessons, 
e  of  our  weikkness  ant^ot 
n  will  rise  like  a  pyramid, 

:y  is  peace,  if  j»9»»o«*J^*' 
ist  insult.  Fair  and  ho- 
areferrirjgilistice  to  njroW. 
fKht,^ch>as#orththe 

^THAT  WE    M  WEAK  IN 


W"^   :(:JK 


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Author:  Br ackenrAige,  H  M   ^> 


jitid:    Histct*y»Qf  the  late  war 
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